Pete Alonso has traits Mets don’t ‘value’: Royals’ Vinnie Pasquantino

Intangibles are great, sure, but what’s his WAR?

Wins Above Replacement has become a deciding factor among baseball executives mulling over who to keep, who to shop and what price is right.

It’s also keeping Polar Bear Pete from getting paid. 

So alleges Vinnie Pasquantino, the Kansas City Royal’s first baseman. 

During an appearance on the “The Chris Rose Rotation” podcast Monday, the Richmond native purported that Billy Beane’s prized stat undervalues his breed — first basemen — and that the Mets front office should look past Pete Alonso’s career 3.8 average and consider everything else he brings to the table.

“If you play first base, you essentially have to put up an .850 OPS to get paid nowadays,” Pasquantino began. “[That’s] fine, you need to perform. But teams use WAR…