New York is believed to have offered Alonso a three-year day worth between $68 million-$70 million with opt-outs. After that offer was rejected, the Mets pivoted towards resigning outfielder Jesse Winker and reliever A.J. Minter.

First base slugger Pete Alonso remains unsigned but a reunion with the Mets would make sense — or a move out west.

To hear New York Mets owner Steve Cohen tell it, he is not close to re-signing free agent first baseman Pete Alonso for one reason. “And a lot of it is, I don’t like the structures that he presented to us. I think it’s highly asymmetric against us, and I feel strongly about this,” Cohen told fans (and reporters) at Amazin Day on Saturday.

Mets fans got some face time with the owner during a panel session at the team’s Amazin’ Day fanfest at Citi Field. During the session, fans began chanting “we want Pete”, leading Cohen to provide an update on where things stand. "I don't like the negotiations. I don't like what's been presented to us."

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen, top baseball operations executive David Stearns, and manager Carlos Mendoza held a forum during the team's fan fest event on Saturday. Predictably, the group was met with "We want Pete" chants from onlookers hoping to persuade the braintrust into entering a new agreement with longtime first baseman and current free agent Pete Alonso.

The New York Mets are stuck between a rock and a hard place in Pete Alonso negotiations. Here are their dream lineups for 2025, depending on the Alonso outcome.

Pete Alonso is still in free agency, and with no concrete developments, the Mets seem to be moving away from him. The post MLB Trade Rumors: Mets Could Ditch Pete Alonso for $1.7 Million Veteran appeared first on EssentiallySports.