Pete Alonso no longer has leverage in contract negotiations with his original team, the New York Mets, and may accept what they offer him, Jim Bowden predicts.

The Cincinnati Reds could be a dark-horse candidate for four-time New York Mets All-Star first baseman Pete Alonso as Alonso's free agency continues, according to a report Thursday night from the New York Post's Jon Heyman.

It is conceivable that Baty and Acuña alone could replace Alonso's home runs, which is to say nothing of what they stand to gain from their new center fielder. That is Jose Siri, who hit as many homers on his own last season (18) as the Mets got from all their center fielders.

Report: Cincinnati Reds Interested in Signing Four-Time All-Star Pete Alonso. Alonso has been a star for the New York Mets and could sign a short-team deal with the Reds according to reports.

The Mets and Pete Alonso cannot come to terms on a standard contract, so maybe it is time for them to do something creative that could be a win-win.

On Baseball Night in NY, John Jastremski, Zack Scott, Hannah Keyser, and Jerry Blevins react to the latest in the Pete Alonso saga and speculate which of his stats the Mets front office is looking at to make their salary determination.

Pete Alonso is left unsigned as the calendar approaches February, and fans are getting antsy about the prospect of the Polar Bear playing elsewhere come April. While reading fan emails on his Mets podcast,

The only reason we’re having this conversation two weeks after the Mets' pivot is that Pete Alonso has not yet found a home with another team.

With his options dwindling in free agency, it’s long past time for Pete Alonso to decide what is most important: his legacy or his contract.

So, beyond revealing an exhaustion from negotiating with Alonso’s camp, Cohen’s comments confirmed a couple of other matters. One, in a world without Alonso returning to Flushing, the Mets may add more pieces. Two, the Mets are at least acting like they care about how much they spend.

According to MLB Insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today, it feels 'inevitable' that slugging first baseman Pete Alonso will return to the New York Mets. He posted