"Scott Boras is not a complete idiot" - Sportscaster downplays Pete Alonso's reported $214,000,000 contract aspirations

Pete Alonso's free agency is attracting a lot of conversation. Alonso is without a team for the 2025 season, with Spring Training just over a month away. A new report has added to the drama.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today said in his column that Alonso's agent Scott Boras is using former MLB first baseman Prince Fielder's mammoth nine-year $214 million contract as a benchmark for his client.

Alonso is not close to earning that much as per the market projections. He was offered a three-year $90 million contract by the Mets, but has yet to make a decision.

On WFAN Radio, Evan Roberts dismissed the idea of Boras inflating Alonso's value to that degree. Roberts claimed that Nightengale's report could be coming from other agents who want to taint Boras' reputation.

"It may be a rival agent that doesn't like Scott Boras who is presenting that he's looking at a nine-year Prince Fielder-like contract. Scott Boras is not a complete idiot. Now, Scott Boras has some stones, I'll give you that, and there's no doubt he wants a long-term deal for Pete Alonso.

"But I find it really hard to believe, especially someone who's actually decent at his job, that he's literally telling the Mets and the Giants and the Blue Jays—teams that won't even make an offer of more than three years—'Hey, remember what Prince Fielder got many years ago,'" Roberts said. [2:30]

Scott Boras looking to cap off an otherwise good offseason

The last offseason was a paltry one by Scott Boras' standards. He was unable to land his 'Big Four' - Matt Chapman, Cody Bellinger, Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery - long-term contracts. He tried to stay firm on the price and the market ended up losing interest, resulting in Snell and Montgomery being without a team in March.

This year, Boras has been more proactive, settling 12 contracts for his clients worth $1.45 billion. This includes Juan Soto's massive $765 million deal with the Mets and Corbin Burnes' six-year $210 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

He would hope to land his last two big names Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman good contracts as well.