After spending most of the 2024 season forcing their top prospect to be as uncomfortable as possible, Aaron Boone's plans for the New York Yankees' outfield make it seem like it'll be more of the same for Jasson Dominguez in 2025.

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.

Former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips says Pete Alonso would be "great fit" for the Toronto Blue Jays, who could also pursue Alex Bregman.

Pete Alonso? With spring training less than two weeks away, the free agent first baseman remains unsigned and seems destined to settle for a contract that will be considerably lower than his expectation,