Hour 1: Mets' Hot Stove Fizzle: King as a 'Top Target' is NOT Enough!
Hour 1: Mets' Hot Stove Fizzle: King as a 'Top Target' is NOT Enough!  
Podcast: The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle
Published On: Tue Dec 09 2025
Description: BT & Sal turn up the heat on the Mets' sluggish offseason, ripping the team's obsession with pursuing former Yankees like Michael King and calling King as a "top rotation target" "nowhere near enough." The discussion barrels into the contentious Pete Alonso negotiations. Sal criticizes Pete for personally attending the Winter Meetings to shop himself to teams like the Red Sox and Orioles, seeing it as "beneath him" and a sign the Mets' leverage play is frustrating their star. They argue the Mets' alleged three-year offer is absurd, especially if Alonso is on pace to hit 500 career home runs, potentially making him a Hall of Famer—a point BT strongly debates. The segment also touches on the impact of Kyle Schwarber's market and ends with a hilarious digression into obscure baseball slang like "dry humping" (warming up a pitcher who never enters the game) and players referring to runs as "points."