Free agent power hitter Pete Alonso has reportedly proposed to the Mets that he will play on three-year contract with opt-outs, according to Jim Duquette.

All indications are that contract negotiations between the New York Mets and longtime slugger Pete Alonso are currently in the most crucial stages. Ever since

League sources confirmed a report from SiriusXM analyst Jim Duquette, a former New York Mets general manager, saying Alonso’s camp offered the Mets a three-year deal with opt-outs. Duquette reported the offer was only available to the Mets. The former exec added that Alonso’s agent Scott Boras declined to comment.