By now one would hope Pete Alonso has finally gotten the memo: The Mets never wanted him back. That’s why they never budged off their three-year offer in the $70 million range to him when he and his agent Scott Boras continued to push,

With spring training a month away, reports indicate the New York Mets want slugging first baseman Pete Alonso to agree to a new contract or they will move on.

As the saga of Pete Alonso continues, it was reported Thursday that one team's 'last ditch' offer to the free agent first baseman totaled $68-70 million.

“The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso by offering him a three-year contract in the $68 million-$70 million range, and when that was rejected, began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.”

The Mets, according to sources, are of the belief Alonso will sign elsewhere. The Post’s Joel Sherman reported on Thursday that Alonso declined a three-year offer from the team that would have paid in the $68 to $70 million range.

Spring training is less than a month away, but there is still plenty of MLB offseason business to tackle. A handful of notable players remain on the free-agent market, including Alex Bregman, Pete Alonso and Anthony Santander.

The Mets and longtime first baseman Pete Alonso have continued to negotiate on a possible reunion through much of the offseason, but nothing has come together yet. On Thursday, the New York Post reported that the Mets had made a "last-ditch" offer and then,

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New York moved quickly to fill the void on its roster, re-signing outfielder Jesse Winker to a one-year contract worth $8 million. However, there’s an All-Star and Silver Slugger Award winner in MLB free agency that the club remains interested in.

Re-signing outfielder Jesse Winker can't be the only trick the Mets have up their sleeves, though. If they aren't planning to bring Alonso back, there has to be a Plan B that allocates the money they bookmarked for Alonso on something potentially better.