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Pete Alonso sounded excited about Vlad Guerrero’s $500M, 14-year mega deal, and it’s surely a general boost for their slugging, first-base brethren, which is nice.
But does it actually aid Alonso? That’s less certain.
The Mets’ star clearly is headed back to free agency — exercising his opt-out is basically a fait accompli — so get ready for a second winter of free-agency drama.
But while Alonso’s almost guaranteed to do much better in Round Two, it has little to do with Guerrero.