Peter Alonso, the Mets 2nd round pick (64th overall), has finally signed after concluding his collegiate career with a dominating College World Series performance. As a benefit to the Mets, Alonso was signed for under slot value at just over $900K, compared to the $1,009,200 slotted for the 64th pick in the draft.
Alonso concluded his Florida Gators collegiate career going 16-for-32 with four doubles, five homeruns, 13 RBI and 11 runs scored, while drawing three walks in the World Series.
This dominating performance comes on the heels of a breakout sophomore season that saw Alonso produce a .374/.469/.659 slash line, despite missing the last month of the regular season with a broken left hand, an injury that perhaps allowed the power-hitting first baseman to slip to the Mets in the second round of the MLB draft.
“Every time he comes to the plate, it’s like everybody in the dugout gets quiet, everybody in the stands is kind of watching. It’s just unexplainable,” his Florida coach, Kevin O’Sullivan, told Newsday. “I honestly feel like every time he comes to the plate he’s going to hit a home run. It’s remarkable. It’s a great story to come back and swing the bat like he has.”
As a freshman, Alonso was named a second-team Freshman All-American by the National College Baseball Writers Association and he was one of three Gators named to the SEC All-Freshman team.
Alonso will report to the Brooklyn Cyclones where he will begin his transition to wood bats.
