So now Pete Alonso , well on his way to being the greatest home run hitter the Mets have ever had, is gone to the Orioles . It happens the day after Edwin Diaz, the best closer the Mets have ever had, is gone to the Dodgers . And after Brandon Nimmo, the team’s fourth-best hitter and one of the most popular guys on the team, is already long gone to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien, who hit .230 last season but is supposed to be aces at run prevention.

Semien, incidentally, is 35 years old. Alonso turned 31 this week. But the Orioles are reportedly giving Alonso five years and the Mets, we’re told, didn’t much want to go past three. So the Polar Bear goes. So does the Trumpet Guy. David Stearns, the head of baseball operations, is still here. And no worries there. Steve Cohen st

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