Pete Alonso, Jack Flaherty, Anthony Santander Reportedly Considering Shorter Deal with Opt-Outs

A report from last week said righty Jack Flaherty and switch-hitting slugger Anthony Santander were willing to accept short deals with high average annual values and opt-outs, a trend we’re seeing with greater frequency. Now we can add Pete Alonso to that list as the first baseman is reportedly willing to sign a three-year deal for what Ken Rosenthal predicts could end up around $93.3 million. The catch is that said offer is only open to the Mets. That news first came from SiriusXM’s Jim Duquette and was subsequently confirmed by The Athletic’s Will Sammon.

That seems like a massive discount on the nine-year, $214 million Scott Boras was thought to have been targeting for his client, and…