Pete Alonso no longer has leverage in contract negotiations with his original team, the New York Mets, and may accept what they offer him, Jim Bowden predicts.

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.

The New York Mets are doing everything in their power to bring back first baseman Pete Alonso without going over