When the Mets took Alonso, a three-year starter at the University of Florida, in the second round of the 2016 Draft, they hoped the power spike he showed in his junior season with the Gators would translate to the pro game. They were pleased when he hit 18 homers in 93 games in his first full season, interrupted by a broken hand. They were ecstatic when he tied for the Minor League lead with 36 homers and led it outright with 119 RBIs in 2018, all while reaching Triple-A.
Shortening up his swing as a junior helped carry Alonso up the organizational ladder in a hurry, and with a lot of noise. He has ridiculous raw power from the right side, and it clearly shows up in games, including on big stages like his 113.6-mph homer in the 2018 Futures Game or his homer off a 103-mph fastball in the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game. While his strikeout rate went up with the move to Triple-A, he makes enough contact to tap into his power consistently and draws a lot of walks as well.
The only real negative for Alonso has been his defense, something he has worked tirelessly on to improve. He's never going to wow anyone with his glove, and he's limited to first because of his well-below-average speed, but he should be adequate enough to play there, with more than enough bat to profile at the position in the very near future. Statcast - Batting Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON Hard Hit % K % BB % 2019 2762 417 66 15.8 90.6 14.8 .257 .542 .384 .374 .471 42.3 26.4 10.4 ALL 2762 417 66 15.8 90.6 14.8 .257 .542 .384 .374 .471 42.3 26.4 10.4 MLB 40553 6.3 87.5 11.2 .251 .412 .317 .318 .371 34.5 21.7 8.3 Rankings Games Played Year BP Rank 2019 161 2nd in NL Runs Year R Rank 2019 103 9th in NL Home Runs Year HR Rank 2019 53 1st in NL Strikeouts Year SO Rank 2019 183 3rd in NL Hits Year H Rank 2019 155 22nd in NL Hit By Pitch Year HBP Rank 2019 21 5th in NL At Bats Year AB Rank 2019 597 8th in NL Slugging Percentage Year SLG Rank 2019 .583 6th in NL On Base Plus Slugging Year OPS Rank 2019 .941 7th in NL Plate Appearances Year PA Rank 2019 693 5th in NL Total Bases Year TB Rank 2019 348 2nd in NL Runs Batted In Year RBI Rank 2019 120 3rd in NL + View More Rankings Transactions Team Date Transaction 07/07/2016 New York Mets signed IF Peter Alonso. 07/08/2016 1B Peter Alonso assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones. 03/08/2017 1B Peter Alonso assigned to New York Mets. 04/05/2017 1B Peter Alonso assigned to St. Lucie Mets from Brooklyn Cyclones. 04/12/2017 St. Lucie Mets placed 1B Peter Alonso on the 7-day disabled list. 05/26/2017 St. Lucie Mets activated 1B Peter Alonso from the 7-day disabled list. 08/24/2017 1B Peter Alonso assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from St. Lucie Mets. 01/19/2018 New York Mets invited non-roster 1B Peter Alonso to spring training. 06/16/2018 1B Peter Alonso assigned to Las Vegas 51s from Binghamton Rumble Ponies. 07/14/2018 Las Vegas 51s placed 1B Peter Alonso on the temporarily inactive list. 07/16/2018 Pete Alonso roster status changed by Las Vegas 51s. 01/17/2019 New York Mets invited non-roster 1B Pete Alonso to spring training. 03/28/2019 New York Mets selected the contract of 1B Pete Alonso from Syracuse Mets.
