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Maybe it’s asking a bit much for a .249 hitter to drive in 192 runs. Pete Alonso, though, can drive himself in as few players can, and he’s going to approach the records for opportunities. Two seasons ago, he drove in 131 runs on just 40 homers, with just 210 RISP PAs and 355 with runners on. He drove in 91 teammates that year, second to Jose Ramirez with 97. If the single-season RBI record is out of reach in the modern low-OBP environment, Manny Ramirez’s post-integration record of 165 is a reasonable target for the Polar Bear.
I see all the ways it probably won’t happen, but I’d love to see Pete Alonso, in as good a spot as possible for RBIs, make a run at the record this year.
