The departure of Pete Alonso to the Baltimore Orioles is a jagged pill to swallow for a Mets fanbase that watched him grow from a rookie sensation into a franchise icon.

However, David Stearns has never been one to mourn for long, and the Mets’ front office is reportedly already pivoting toward a high-upside solution that could make the loss of Alonso feel like a distant memory… or not.

Munetaka Murakami, the Japanese slugger who shattered records in the NPB, is officially posted and available, offering the kind of transformative power that could redefine the middle of the Mets’ lineup. According to Jon Heyman, the Mets are “in” on him in free agency,

Murakami isn’t just a consolation prize; he is a 25-year-old phenom who offers a completely different financial and athletic profile comp

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