Pete Alonso still remains on the first base market, and its appearing more and more likely that the slugger will return to Queens. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic said on the “Fair Territory” podcast this week. that “the entire baseball industry believes the Mets will re-sign first baseman Pete Alonso.”

Early Monday morning, they addressed all of those needs in one fell swoop by re-signing Sean Manaea to a three-year deal worth $75 million. And as a bonus, Manaea brings more than just the innings (181.