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The Adventures of Pete & Pete is one of the early odd shows created by Nickelodeon. A live action sitcom about two brothers named Pete Wrigley, it follows their adventures as teenagers in an unconventional way. Their mom has a metal plate in her head. The younger brother, who\u2019s more tween than teen in the beginning, has a tattoo of a dancing lady. His best friend is a superhero named Artie, the Strongest Man in the World. It has nothing to do with the New York Mets, but if a trade discussion from two years ago ended up happening, you might have been bold enough to search for a DVD of at least the first two seasons (the third season never made it there).<\/p>\n
According to SNY\u2019s Andy Martino, the 2023 trade deadline involved a discussion between the Mets and Chicago Cubs that would\u2019ve hit the rewind button. Pete Alonso trade rumors were rampant at that time with the star first baseman being one of the few remaining in New York from start to finish. The Mets weren\u2019t completely serious about dealing him, but they offered him to the Cubs in exchange for Pete Crow-Armstrong.<\/p>\n
Crow-Armstrong may be in the same MVP conversation Alonso once was in 2025. Alonso\u2019s slipping numbers have him more in the realm of finishing tenth at best. He just doesn\u2019t have those same overall abilities MVP voters tend to prefer over pure sluggers. PCA is one of the game\u2019s most well-rounded athletes. He\u2019s going to win Gold Gloves and Silver Sluggers in the same year while maybe stealing more bases than anyone else. That\u2019s the MVP quality player many have come to appreciate more.<\/p>\n
Regardless of where they are now, we need to take a step back and see where they were. Let\u2019s say the trade did happen. Are the Mets eliminated in Game 3 against the Milwaukee Brewers?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s easy to forget that Crow-Armstrong went hitless in all 19 for his plate appearances in 2023. Last season, as he became a full-time player, he batted only .237\/.286\/.384. The glove was there. So was the speed. The rest was a work in progress. He is undoubtedly a phenomenal player with a league-leading 5.4 WAR. There are elements of his game that could be improved. His .269\/.307\/.555 slash line actually feels more like something Alonso would put together.<\/p>\n
According to Martino, it\u2019s the Cubs who balked at the trade proposal. An ideal situation back in 2023 for the Mets would\u2019ve been to forego having Alonso on the roster in 2024 and re-sign him in 2025. There was no guarantee of it ever happening. And considering he was the one to pull them from the edge of darkness in the first round of the playoffs, we can\u2019t be so quick to say this would\u2019ve been best for the Mets.<\/p>\n
Failed trade attempts are always intriguing whether you would\u2019ve wanted to see it or not. This one has added layers because of the two players involved.<\/p>\n The Adventures of Pete & Pete is one of the early odd shows created by Nickelodeon. A live action sitcom about two brothers named Pete Wrigley, it follows their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":78838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n