The New York Mets have been one of the MLB offseason winners as we stand less than a month away from Spring Training getting underway.

However, they aren’t finished shopping just yet and their next order of business could be bringing back one of their own.

Since hitting the open market, teams haven’t exactly been chomping at the bit to sign Pete Alonso.

In fact, it seems like teams have done anything and everything on the first base front except try to bring in Alonso.

Christian Walker was the only free-agent first baseman with a higher WAR than Alonso and he decided to fill the hole left in Houston by Jose Abreu.

Perhaps a tier below Alonso are free agents Paul Goldschmidt and Carlos Santana who signed with the Yankees and Guardians respectively.

Not just free agent first baseman but the trade market at the position began to heat up earlier this winter.

The Arizona Diamondbacks brought in Josh Naylor from the Guardians, the Texas Rangers sent Nathaniel Lowe to the Nationals, and in turn brought in Jake Burger from the Marlins.

All those teams adding in their new first baseman has left Alonso with very few potential suitors still out there.

Sure, if Alonso wants to avoid the Mets, there are definitely still some options for him to play elsewhere.

Clubs like the Angels, Mariners, and Giants are seemingly a tier below the Mets in terms of chances to win.

With that being said, it seems like Alonso and the Mets are being forced into a reunion with Spring Training on the horizon.

New York has reportedly checked in on Blue Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. but trading for him would require a huge prospect haul heading to Toronto and an extension with Guerrero Jr. being in the final year of his contract.

If Guerrero Jr were to sign an extension with any team it would be New York but one would have to imagine he would want to test free agency after these very Mets signed Juan Soto to a $765 million contract.

According to reports, it seems that Alonso and the Mets are making progress on the structure of a deal.

A three-year deal with an opt-out after the first year could be something that the two sides agree on.

Having an opt-out after the first season would allow Alonso to test next year’s market which is also first-base heavy while allowing the Mets to pursue Guerrero.

No matter which way you slice it up, it seems as time goes on, the Mets and Alonso will come to a forceful reunion for at least 2025.