Just one day after Kyle Schwarber reunited with the Philadelphia Phillies during the Winter Meetings to set the market for the rest of the offseason's available sluggers, Pete Alonso has also come off the board, but not in the way many Boston Red Sox fans hoped.
Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles have agreed to a five-year, $155 million contract, first reported by MLB insider Jeff Passan. The Orioles were one of the teams most "in" on Schwarber, and they even matched Philly's offer for the designated hitter. They've found their dose of power elsewhere.
The Red Sox had been linked to Alonso seemingly since the offseason began.