Despite David Stearns and Mets owner Steve Cohen's words of praise toward Pete Alonso, the destination of the first baseman remains open-ended.

The New York Mets first baseman, Pete Alonso, turned down a seven-year, $158 million contract extension. He also turned down a three-year, $90M, and a three-year, $70M extensions. The Mets offered Alonso a long-term deal last offseason.

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.