Free agent first baseman Pete Alonso remains unsigned less than a week from February, and New York Mets owner Steve Cohen got "brutally honest" during an event Saturday about winter negotiations with the team's longtime slugger.

Pete Alonso gave the New York Mets six incredibly productive seasons in which he hit 226 home runs and posted a 131 wRC+. He is currently a free agent, though, and his agent, Scott Boras, just can’t seem to agree on a deal with the team.

The Mets and Alonso continued to engage in contract talks into the new year, but the two sides were said to be some ways apart financially. The Mets have since seemingly pivoted, signing outfielder Jesse Winker and left-handed reliever A.J. Minter .

While Pete Alonso remains a free agentt, returning to the Mets seems like the most logical fit. However, it appears that the we very well could see some new faces at first base in Queens next season.

If the New York Mets don't re-sign homegrown slugger Pete Alonso, could they pursue a trade with the Detroit Tigers for Spencer Torkelson?

In terms of how the Mets might be looking beyond Alonso, Jesse Winker was re-signed last week, filling another hole on the position-player side. The New York Post’s Joel Sherman wrote that the Mets asked both Mark Vientos and Brett Baty to start working out at first base, with Baty also getting some reps as a second baseman.

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen sharply criticized the negotiations with free agent first baseman Pete Alonso in a public event with fans Saturday.

There were several intriguing moments from the New York Mets' January 25 Amazin' Day fan fest event at Citi Field. However, the most compelling was surely what

Most MLB executives have their tactics when it comes to their media sessions. With Ross Atkins, Blue Jays fans have grown accustomed to pretty generic, all-encompassing answers.

As the Mets and Pete Alonso continue to decide a future, Mark Vientos speaks on getting some reps at first base.

Mets fans let owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns know how much they want Pete Alonso back