MLB insider Jim Bowden is helping to cook the hot stove right now. Stirring the pot of New York Mets rumors, he laid out a plan of preference for David Stearns.

The Yankees and Mets could be going after the same first baseman this offseason — and his name is not Pete Alonso. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, “there are at least six teams who plan to aggressively pursue” free agent.

Still, slugging first baseman Pete Alonso will be one of the notable dominoes expected to fall shortly after the crown jewel of the winter finds a new home.  Alonso will likely get a deal richer than the seven-year,