The Milwaukee Brewers have a talented young team but could be looking for more offensive production from first base next season.
When listing free agents the Brewers could sign to win the World Series in 2025, FanSided's Zach Pressnell urged the team to sign Pete Alonso of the New York Mets. Alonso ended the Brewers' season with a go-ahead, three-run home run in the ninth inning of the Wild Card winner-take-all game.
"Their first base and DH spot were filled with Rhys Hoskins and Gary Sanchez, combining for nearly 800 plate appearances with an OPS+ below 100. That's simply just not the production that a World Series-level team sees from their designated hitter and first base slot in the lineup," wrote Pressnell. "The solution to this problem? Go offer a massive contract to free agent slugger, Pete Alonso."
The Brewers are not known to dish out massive contracts in free agency. However, if they see that this is their chance to make it to the World Series, they may make an exception and change their ways. The Brewers tried to acquire Alonso at the 2023 trade deadline, so there is interest there.
Alonso turned down a seven-year, $158 million extension in June 2023, according to the New York Post's Joel Sherman, so signing the four-time All-Star will not be cheap. Spotrac predicts Alonso to sign a six-year, $174 million deal in free agency.
"The issue could be the Brewers paying the money for Alonso, but if they want to compete for a World Series, they will need to pay the big money for the big players," wrote Pressnell. "He would fill the club's biggest need as a power bat that can basically guarantee somewhere between 35 and 45 home runs per season."
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