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The \u201cexhausting\u201d contract negotiations between Pete Alonso and Mets owner Steve Cohen finally ended two weeks ago and it seems that Alonso just needed to do the arrangements all along.<\/p>\n
After Cohen decided the negotiations had gone on long enough, he and Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns flew down to Tampa to meet with Alonso and his agent Scott Boras.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to make sure that [Alonso] heard from us how we felt about him,\u201d Cohen told Mets broadcaster Howie Rose on the \u201cMeet at the Apple\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n
Sources told The Post that Alonso and Cohen had not spoken directly in any way prior to this meeting, meaning that every single tidbit of discussion around Alonso\u2019s future with the Mets came through Boras.<\/p>\n
When they all met in Tampa, though, things were different.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHad a great conversation over a few hours and, frankly, Pete did all the talking,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cScott didn\u2019t say a freakin\u2019 word the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to make sure you\u2019re still breathing over there,\u201d Cohen said in reference to Boras\u2019 silence during the meeting.<\/p>\n
Before agreeing on the two-year, $54 million contract, Alonso was looking for a deal with longer security.<\/p>\n
While Cohen and Stearns wanted to retain Alonso, his and Boras\u2019 demands did not line up with what the Mets were willing to offer.<\/p>\n
Cohen had mentioned that the negotiations with Boras, who also represents Juan Soto, were \u201chighly asymmetric against [the Mets]\u201d and that he felt \u201cstrongly about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wanted [Alonso] back,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cHe\u2019s been a great Met for a long time, he\u2019s a fan favorite, and I thought there was a real opportunity to sit down with him and kind of hash it out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Connecting face to face with Alonso, helped get the job done.<\/p>\n
The Mets secured the short-term deal they were looking for after Alonso struggled this past season, while Alonso gets an opt-out option after year one in case he and Boras would like to hit the open market again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really excited for him to chase down the Met home run record this year. I think the fans are really going to be into it,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cHe finishes off, what I think, a great lineup.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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