This was a recurring theme throughout SNY broadcaster Gary Cohen’s conversation with the Mets’ leadership. Later, after Stearns repeated how much the team loves Alonso, their homegrown, free agent first baseman, Stearns expressed that they “also feel really good about the young players that are coming through (the) system.”

Negotiations between free-agent slugger Pete Alonso and the Toronto Blue Jays are "advancing," according to SNY's Andy Martino. Tim Healey of Newsday

Whether or not Mets fans will have another opportunity to cheer on Pete Alonso is still very much up in the air.

Prior to the start of free agency, some MLB fans assumed the New York Mets would quickly get a deal done with Pete Alonso. Fast forward to the end of January, and the two sides seem miles apart on an agreement.