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Who's gone away with their quips and opinions?

It's Effectively Wild.

Hello and welcome to episode 2280 of Effectively Wild, the Fangraphs baseball podcast brought

you by our Patreon supporters.

I'm Meg Raleigh of Fangraphs, and I am joined by Ben Lindberg of the ringer.

Ben, how are you?

Well, I'm remembering Scott Boris's classic line back in early November about Pete Alonzo.

Remember this one?

This was one of his best slash worst.

There's been a lot of talk about this being a bear market for first baseman.

But for Pete's sake, it's the polar opposite.

So he crammed in the bear and also the polar and also the Pete.

But it actually did turn out to be a bear market for at least

Pia Lanzo. It did. No pun, no wordplay, no witticism could change the appetite for Pete Alonzo,

which was not voracious among major league teams. But he has now found his way back to the New York

Mets, which feels right at least,

even if the terms probably aren't to his liking. It's a two-year, $54 million deal with a $10

million signing bonus. So it's a $30 million basically for the first year. It's, you know,

good in the AV for one year, but sure, it's definitely not exactly

the $24 million player option for the 2026 season. Not exactly what he was hoping for here. He

chose this two-year deal over a different package from the Mets, which would have guaranteed him

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