Joel Sherman

The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso by offering him a three-year contract in the $68 million to $70 million range and, when that was rejected, began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.

Unless Cohen has another Correa moment – which seems doubtful – or Alonso drops his demands precipitously, then one of the best power hitters in Mets history is going to another franchise.

The Mets are suddenly in the same place strategically trying to replace Pete Alonso as the Yankees were when Juan Soto left for the Mets. Cue, the irony.

CC Sabathia was an ace. You know who screamed this fact loudest? Not me. The sport did. The sport told us what the final numbers didn’t.

What could the Mets still do to improve this year if they had to move on from Alonso but are limiting themselves to reasonable short-term deals?

In a sign that they have begun preparing for life without Pete Alonso , the Mets told Brett Baty and Mark Vientos to begin working out at first base early in the new year, The Post has learned.

You know what would help the Yankees right now?

You know what would help the Yankees right now? A dip into their recent past. If they had, for example, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Kyle Higashioka

Sunday evening, I was thinking a lot about if Aaron Boone and Aaron Judge are a version of Sean McDermott and Josh Allen.

Pete Alonso's free-agent storm has been imperfect. He has been in the wrong place at the wrong time to maximize his value.