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.

Just a few days after New York Mets owner Steve Cohen publicly made it known just how “exhausting” negotiations were with Pete Alonso and his agent, Scott Boras, it appears as though the Queens club has circled back to at least check back in with the slugging first baseman’s camp.