Todd Stottlemyre: 'Come on Blue Jays, sign Pete Alonso'
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Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Todd Stottlemyre wants the team to sign free agent first baseman Pete Alonso.
It appears that former world series champion starting pitcher Todd Stottlemyre is on the Pete Alonso to Toronto bandwagon.
Steve Phillips joined MLB Network yesterday to discuss Pete Alonso's free agent market and lack of movement by the Mets and Blue Jays and Todd Stottlemyre voiced his frustration in the form of a tweet.
'Come on Blue Jays, sign Pete Alonso'
A sentiment most Blue Jays fans can agree with.
"I'm hearing they're at the 10-yard line, these are all metaphors," Martino said. "I know from experience that those last 10 yards can have a lot of obstacles before you get into the end zone. I'm not sitting here saying he's going to become a Blue Jay but that's what's going on with Pete today."
Martino added later that the Mets' reported $68-$70 million offer Alonso declined is in "present-day money."
A disagreement on deferrals was had, but the final amount that Alonso turned down was more than $70 million when taking the deferred money into account.
The Blue Jays have already signed Anthony Santander to a five-year deal and are looking to extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr. so it's unclear how pressed the Jays are to sign Alonso.
The five-year deal Santander signed with Toronto is for $92.5 million, but worth just $68.6 million in present value after accounting for the deferrals.
Specifically, there is $61.75 million in deferred money, and a player opt-out after the 2027 season.
As far as how long the Alonso contract negotiations could drag out, Martino said it could be a bit.
In addition to the Mets and Blue Jays, Alonso has been connected to the Giants and Angels.
However, the connections to San Francisco and Los Angeles have been loose, and there haven't been any reports that either team has extended an offer to Alonso.
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