New York Mets owner Steve Cohen publicly acknowledged that contract talks with free-agent first baseman and Mets fan-favorite Pete Alonso have been "an exhausting" process. It seems Cohen isn't yet ready to completely move on from the 30-year-old slugger.

It is conceivable that Baty and Acuña alone could replace Alonso's home runs, which is to say nothing of what they stand to gain from their new center fielder. That is Jose Siri, who hit as many homers on his own last season (18) as the Mets got from all their center fielders.

Mets owner Steve Cohen should look over at the Meadowlands before deciding to let slugger Pete Alonso walk, warns former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason. That’s where the Giants allowed the Super Bowl-bound Eagles to poach their star running back Saquon Barkley, causing owner John Mara to lose sleep.