Pete Alonso Talks Contract Year(s) | 'Baseball Isn't Boring'

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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From 'Baseball Isn't Boring' (subscribe here): What is it like to navigate through a contract year? Pete Alonso has a pretty good perspective, not only having lived that life last year but also potentially doing it again in 2025, thanks to an opt-out clause in his current deal. Bradfo talks about the dynamic with the Mets first baseman, while also examining the dynamic with Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yeah, there should be some passion.
0:01.6	This doesn't have to be boring.
0:02.7	Boring, boring.
0:04.3	You're not getting bored of my baseball.
0:05.5	Okay, one thing the game needs is more people like you, you, you, you. Still have grown men, run around tight hands. It's Mookie Betts. This is Daniel Bard. This is Steve Aoki. Here's Salta-Lamacia. This is Brockhole. Hey, this is John Lester. Baseball isn't boring.
0:02.5	Welcome to baseball isn't boring.
0:05.0	Here's your host, Rob Rapper. Hey, this is John Lester. Baseball isn't boring. Welcome to baseball isn't boring.
0:22.8	Here's your host, Rob Ratford.
0:25.0	All right.
0:25.4	Well, another guy who knows what's what when it comes to living life in contract years, as Pete Alonzo.
0:32.8	We all know what he went through last year.
0:35.5	Didn't end up having the best year.
0:38.3	Although it was really, really good, 34 home runs, 788 OPS, 162 games.
0:45.1	And yet still, we were waiting, waiting, waiting to see where he's going to sign.
0:49.3	Sure enough, he signs back with the Mets.
0:52.6	And boy, the Mets, they were the big winners here.
0:57.1	Right now he's a 908 OPS, 21 homers, 280 batting average.
1:03.0	He signs this deal, a two-year deal for $54 million, but he has an opt-out after this year.
1:14.5	So we'll see. An opt-out out which he's probably going to take i would imagine that i don't know he gets paid 24 million next year he's
1:18.7	getting paid 30 million this year but again another great example of a guy going through contract
1:23.8	year went through it last year and really technically maybe he's going through this year as well all right here you go here's peterlonso there's guys who haven't gone through contract years before
1:34.4	and it's a weird world right what advice would you give them because everyone treats it different i mean
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