A new week brings with it a new round of MLB rumors connecting the Boston Red Sox to New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso .
“ Pete Alonso, they should absolutely sign … He is the guy who fits. He is a guy you spend on,” WEEI’s Rob Bradford said Friday.
So how much would that cost the Red Sox? The New York Post’s Mike Puma has a ballpark figure.
“Alonso, who turns 31 in December, is expected to seek a contract of at least seven years — a length consistent with deals the player’s agent, Scott Boras, completed in recent seasons for Marcus Semien and Matt Chapman at the same age (Chapman received a six-year extension from the Giants after his first season with the club on a different contract),” Puma wrote Saturday.
“Chapman perhaps serves as a guide for Alonso: The third basema