5 biggest threats to sign Mets free agent Pete Alonso away from Queens

4) San Francisco Giants

Last year’s theme for the San Francisco Giants seemed to include them becoming a destination for many free agents who were passed up on by other teams. Blake Snell, Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, etc. all ended up in San Francisco. The team failed to make the postseason. Blame it on a non-committal at the trade deadline. They traded Soler to the Atlanta Braves. They acquired Mark Canha from the Detroit Tigers. How ironic that the Tigers would end up in the playoffs.

Power hitters don’t usually like to sign with the Giants because of the ballpark. It’s one of the reasons why J.D. Martinez said “thanks but no thanks” to them last offseason. If it’s the best offer Alonso gets, he might not have much of a choice.

LaMonte Wade Jr. had the majority of plate appearances at first base for the Giants last year. However, he isn’t a slugger. The Giants have missed out in the past of adding someone capable of clobbering a league-leading home run total. Hometown kid Aaron Judge turning them down to rejoin the Yankees is the most notable.

San Francisco isn’t an ideal place for Alonso to sign if he’s going to have a contract with an opt out. Their ballpark doesn’t suit him well enough to pad his stats before a second trip into free agency. The resolution, if they want him bad enough, is to make this well-known Mets slugger the best offer he gets.