The New York Mets need another bat and retaining first baseman Pete Alonso makes too much sense. That doesn't guarantee that Alonso will be back as the two sid

Free agent power hitter Pete Alonso has reportedly proposed to the Mets that he will play on three-year contract with opt-outs, according to Jim Duquette.

With about a month to go until Spring Training starts, the Mets and Pete Alonso are still playing a game of chicken, waiting to see which side blinks first. On the Mets' side is David Stearns, whose philosophy partially revolves around not giving out big deals in terms of years to players who are 30 or older -- something he has held firm on when it comes to pitchers ( Corbin Burnes and Max Fried are recent examples of free agents Stearns passed on) and position players.