When former Florida Gators infielder Pete Alonso signed a short-term deal to rejoin the New York Mets, cynical eyes grew. How does a power hitter, in an era of seeing fewer and fewer big-time home run threats,

On Thursday, after Mike Puma of The New York Post reported that Cohen along with Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns flew to Tampa on Tuesday to meet with Alonso at a social club where Alonso belongs, his colleague Jon Heyman revealed what was said during that meeting.

Three other Scott Boras clients recently opted out of short-term deals after one year, then struck belated free-agent riches.