The market is dwindling, and if you’re Pete Alonso, look back and learn from the past,” Moose said. “Another great homegrown Met, Darryl Strawberry, regrets that he left - don’t make a decision you will regret.

The Mets have already spent the most money on a single free agent of any team in sports history by acquiring Juan Soto earlier this month. If they wanted to save a few bucks on Alonso, it would be understandable. But what if instead, they're mulling whether to spend that money elsewhere?

Pete Alonso could be the San Francisco Giants long-term answer at first base. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Giants "remain