Pete Alonso

Pete Alonso arrived in Baltimore as the marquee free-agent signing, and his benchmarks are straightforward: justify the investment with power. His 2025 with the Mets showed the bat is still there — 38 home runs, a 93.5 mph average exit velocity, and a .524 slugging percentage. All three benchmarks are power-focused: HR pace at 35 pushes him toward elite power production, Barrel% at 15% tests whether he's squaring the ball up at the rate that drives his power, and SLG at .500 tracks total extra-base production at a premium level. Alonso cleared all three thresholds last year. The question for 2026 isn't whether Alonso can hit — it's whether he keeps hitting in a new league, a new lineup, and a new ballpark.