“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.”

As Pete Alonso's free agency toils on, it is becoming increasingly likely that the first baseman re-signs with the Mets.

With a few items still on the Mets front office's agenda, here are scenarios as they look to fortify their roster with Pete Alonso still available.

With a limited market available to him in free agency, Pete Alonso may be best-served signing a short-term, high AAV deal with the Mets.

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.