The Mets aren’t making known their plans for Pete Alonso, or any plans beyond Alonso should he go elsewhere in free agency. But if their Plan B was to try for Josh Naylor, that option is no longer possible.

The Seattle Mariners are reportedly close to a deal with Naylor that would bring their first baseman back for the next five years. The contract is not official yet and the financial figures are not available, but early estimates have it valued around $100 million.

At 28, the contract makes sense given his age and production. Naylor posted a 128 wRC+, hitting 20 home runs and stealing 30 bases. It also made him the next-best option for the Mets to replace Alonso.

Naylor was never going to end up in New York. The Mariners made it clear from the start that re-signing their star first

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