The only reason we’re having this conversation two weeks after the Mets' pivot is that Pete Alonso has not yet found a home with another team.

With two weeks until New York Mets pitchers and catchers report to spring training, free agent first baseman Pete Alonso remains unsigned, leaving their lineup somewhat unsettled.

Mets owner Steve Cohen was “brutally honest” regarding negotiations with first baseman Pete Alonso’s camp at Amazin’ Day on Saturday. “I don’t like the negotiations,” a visibly angry Cohen said.

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo continue the “exhausting” conversation about Pete Alonso, while also discussing actual moves made by the Mets.

Pete Alonso is left unsigned as the calendar approaches February, and fans are getting antsy about the prospect of the Polar Bear playing elsewhere come April. While reading fan emails on his Mets podcast,

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

Just before Mets owner Steve Cohen answered a question about where things stand with Alonso, a homegrown star and free agent first baseman, during a panel discussion, a spirited crowd began chanting, “Let’s Sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete! Let’s sign Pete!”

So, beyond revealing an exhaustion from negotiating with Alonso’s camp, Cohen’s comments confirmed a couple of other matters. One, in a world without Alonso returning to Flushing, the Mets may add more pieces. Two, the Mets are at least acting like they care about how much they spend.

Free agent starting pitcher and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer is still looking for a new home. As Mets On SI first reported, Scherzer threw a bullpen in fro

With the Pete Alonso saga still not resolved, the New York Mets have continued to be involved in the starting pitching market should an opportunity arise to add

It hasn’t been the offseason Pete Alonso expected. The four-time All-Star remains without a team just weeks before spring training