Shohei Ohtani, who could be back pitching in July, is the clear NL MVP favorite. But based on current exploits, it might be between a couple of guys named Pete drafted by the Mets: Pete Crow-Armstrong and Pete Alonso.
The Alonso signing may not be the best of the winter (that might be Max Fried), but it isn’t far behind, even with $33 million in tax added to the $30M salary.
He won’t be getting $500M, or close. But this is the third year out of four Alonso is outhitting Vlad Guerrero Jr.
The Mets had the other Pete, but as Jed Hoyer said on “The Show,” the New York Post podcast, the Mets didn’t want to part with the higher ranked (at the time) Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio or Matt Allan, so the Cubs settled for acquiring PCA in a 2021 trade.