The contract Pete Alonso receives as a free agent this offseason will be a telling litmus test for how teams value one-dimensional first basemen in their 30s.

According to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel, there is a sweet spot for where teams see Alonso, the New York Mets' homegrown slugger, but he could land something much bigger.

But there are plenty of other teams that like Alonso as a player in the $100 million to $125 million range but wouldn't give him the deals that the first baseman has Paul Goldschmidt (five years, $130 million) and Freddie Freeman (six years, $162 million) was recently signed.

McDaniel speculated in his Wednesday article that Alonso could get at least $137.5 million on a six-year deal because he made $20.5 million last season. Ultimately, he expects to receive an average annual value of $26.5 million for six seasons – a total of $159 million.

Regardless of whether the Mets keep Alonso, who has called New York home since he was drafted in 2016, the offer they make (or don't make) him will have a lot to say about president of baseball operations David Stearns' priorities Explain squad formation and its approach. Owner Steve Cohen has a great influence on the structure of the Mets. Alonso reportedly already turned down a seven-year, $158 offer from the former front office last season.

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters at general managers meetings in San Antonio that Alonso had chosen agent Scott Boras, although he did not indicate how interested the Yankees were.

In the regular season, Alonso hit 34 home runs with a .240 average and a .788 OPS, the lowest of his career. Some of his greatest moments came in the playoffs, where he posted a .273 batting average with a .999 OPS and four home runs. He has 226 career home runs, a mark that puts him second in the majors behind the Yankees' Aaron Judge since his debut in 2019.

“We hear a lot about the bear market for hard-hitting first basemen,” Boras told reporters Wednesday. “For heaven’s sake, it’s the exact opposite.”