Don’t hold your breath. That’s what ESPN’s David Schoenfield is saying about the Boston Red Sox possibly signing New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso in free agency . In fact, Schoenfield says Alonso’s best fit is right where he is.

“Alonso has averaged 42 home runs per 162 games throughout his career, and his durability is one of his selling points — he hasn’t missed a game the past two seasons,” Schoenfield notes.

“Will there be more demand this offseason? Perhaps. But Alonso is a 31-year-old first baseman who is a below-average defender,” Schoenfied adds. “He has elite power but not elite on-base percentages. That all makes him a ‘high risk’ category, and he’s not quite in the class of Vladimir Guerrero Jr ., Freddie Freeman or Matt Olson , the first basemen who rec

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