Alonso remains the top power hitter available, but as a first baseman with little value outside of his bat, his market has not developed as he hoped. Most recently, the four-time All-Star’s camp extended an exclusive offer to the Mets, believed to be for three years with a high average annual value.

Jesse Winker is back with the Mets, but it is looking increasingly less likely that his good friend Pete Alonso will not be returning to Queens. Just moments after Winker’s one-year, $8 million pact with the Mets became public,

The Mets and Pete Alonso navigate contract negotiations. Find out how this crucial decision will shape the team's success.

However, negotiations with first baseman Pete Alonso remain at an impasse. On Wednesday night, Dan Martin and Joel Sherman of The New York Post reported that time is running out in negotiations between the Mets and Alonso. Here’s an excerpt from the story, via The Post:

Pete Alonso has yet to resign with the New York Mets as the organization begins to look internally for 2025 options at first base, including one already on the roster