Early on in spring training, Peter Alonso mentioned he would like to be known as Pete Alonso going forward, and the Mets are hoping that a rose by any other name will still smell as sweet.
Offense has never been Alonso’s problem, and it’s helped him move up the prospect rankings over the years. Going into this season, we ranked him as the top Mets’ prospect, while Baseball Prospectus ranked him as the second-best prospect in the Mets’ system and the 40th-best in baseball. And he is the top-ranked first base prospect by MLB Pipeline.