“Teams are reluctant to eclipse Freddie Freeman’s six-year, $162 million contract and Matt Olson’s eight-year, $168 million deal while Alonso’s agent,” Nightengale writes, “Scott Boras, uses Prince Fielder’s nine-year, $214 million contract with Detroit Tigers in 2012 as a comparison.”

Returning to the New York Mets appears to be a "likely outcome" for free agent first baseman Pete Alonso, albeit on a deal "shorter" than he covets, per

On Baseball Night in NY, former Mets GM Zack Scott explains how he'd handle the Pete Alonso negotiations. Plus, SNY MLB Insider Andy Martino shares how he reads the situation, thinking it's most likely Pete returns but names some scenarios in which he might not.