The New York Mets have followed up their postseason run to the National League Championship Series with a big offseason. After the postseason ended, all eyes turned to top free agent Juan Soto. While the process seemed to take forever,

Spring training is less than a month away, but there is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle. A handful of notable players remain on the free-agent market, including Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso,

Pete Alonso and his agent Scott Boras refused a seven-year $158 million deal extension last season. Alonso was also offered a three-year $90 million contract this offseason, which he refused, and after weeks of negotiations, it seems like the Mets are finally moving on.

Signs point to the strong possibility of a New York Mets-Pete Alonso reunion, in part because the free-agent first baseman's market has not been especially strong. Speaking of which, SNY reports the following:  "According to league sources,

The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso and when that was rejected began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.

Pete Alonso's agent Scott Boras have offered a three-year contract to the Mets as his slow free agency crawls along

“The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso by offering him a three-year contract in the $68 million-$70 million range, and when that was rejected, began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.”

As the MLB offseason continues, the Mets, led by owner Steve Cohen, appear to be pivoting, with free agent Pete Alonso likely not returning.

At some point the Mets either have to hear that Alonso is willing to accept their financial view of him or will get more aggressive elsewhere, probably pretty soon.

With time running out on negotiations between the Mets and first baseman Pete Alonso, another big-name slugger was floated as a possibility to occupy first in Queens.