Alonso's Absence: Pete Talks to EVERYONE... But the Mets!

09/12/2025 9 min
Alonso's Absence: Pete Talks to EVERYONE... But the Mets!

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Episode Synopsis

BT & Sal are fired up over the state of Pete Alonso's free agent market, specifically the reports that the slugger is meeting with the Orioles and Red Sox at the Winter Meetings while the Mets sit out, claiming "We know Pete." Sal argues the Red Sox would be "moronic" not to sign him, despite their interest in Bregman and Bichette, believing Alonso could hit 50 home runs at Fenway.

The conversation pivots to the perplexing baseball market, where a durable, power-hitting player who "posts" (plays every day) like Alonso is not generating massive demand. They blame the "geek infiltration" of analytics for prioritizing defense and speed, thereby suppressing the market for traditional power hitters. The segment ends with the hosts trading their least favorite baseball jargon, from the term "posts" to the hilarious, inside-baseball term "dry humps."

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