With their competition for first base satisfying their needs through signings and trades this offseason, the Mets remain the clearest team with a hole. The likely answer, then is that, yes, the Mets want Alonso — at their price, and they’re willing to wait around to make it happen.

With the Texas Rangers trading first baseman Nathaniel Lowe away, they could be dark horse contenders to land New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso in free agency.

While the MLB offseason is heating up, the New York Mets find themselves in a unique position of re-signing Pete Alonso another time.