If the Mets go outside the organization, they could look to Anthony Santander as a combo first baseman/DH, though he would cost the Mets a draft pick because he received a qualifying offer from Baltimore.

On Thursday, Joel Sherman of The New York Post revealed that the Mets offered Alonso a three-year contract in the $68 million-$70 million range. After the four-time All-Star rejected it, they set their sights on adding a top-tier reliever and potentially executing a trade for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr.