We all know the negotiation between Pete Alonso and the New York Mets after the 2024 season was tense. Steve Cohen spoke out about it and called it worse than the Juan Soto discussions.

We were all prepared for Alonso to leave a year before he did. Alonso came back because he wasn’t getting comparable offers, and Cohen left the door ajar:

I’m being brutally honest. I don’t like the negotiations. I don’t like what’s been presented to us. Listen, maybe that changes. Certainly, I’ll always stay flexible. If it stays this way, I think we’ll have to get used to the fact that we may have to go forward with the existing players that we have.

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Well, learning what we know now, Cohen might’ve been sugarcoating things a bit. Jon Heyman of the New York Post gave Alonso’s side of the story. During the interview-person negotiation, Alonso dropped this gem:

When my career is being evaluated for the Hall of Fame years from now, you’ll still be fiddling with your [fucking] formulas.

Look, at first blush, Alonso got the better of that exchange. Certainly, we can all buy that narrative given the fact Alonso was re-signed.

Truth is, Alonso’s comments were a hilarious failure to prove his point.

Look at it again, Alonso asserts when his career is over, David Stearns will still be working. Seriously, why else would Stearns be fiddling with his formulas?

In essence, Alonso is saying he’s a great player, but Stearns will continue to be a GM/POBO for well over 20 years. Only the true great front office executives last that long.

If Stearns lasts that long, his methodology has to be correct. Ipso facto, Stearns is correct in his evaluation of Alonso and similar players.

Those “formulas” are part of why Stearns was successful with the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s why he’s with the Mets now. It’s why Stearns will be with the Mets for years to come just like Alonso conceded.

Sick burn there, Pete.