Over the last two seasons, Dominic Smith and Pete Alonso have put up a 149 and 137 wRC+, respectively, good for the second- and third-best marks among first basemen in the majors over that period. They have hit better than stars like José Abreu, Anthony Rizzo, Max Muncy, and Paul Goldschmidt, all without the security of a future at their position on their team. At this point, one could reasonably argue that the only first basemen in the league better than Smith and Alonso are Abreu and Freddie Freeman, who both happened to win their respective league’s MVP award last season.
The Mets have a Dom/Pete conundrum heading into 2021
