Pete Alonso's time may be nearing an end as the two sides are not close to an agreement on the slugger's next contract.

Pete Alonso: Uh, anybody need a dude who posted three 40-plus homer seasons before he was 30? We get it: Alonso is thrust into the mega-free agent derby and right now has nobody to dance with.

Yet the Blue Jays remain determined to exploit their diminishing Vlad Guerrero (and Bo Bichette) window, and trading for Andrés Giménez filled a fairly big hole. Now, to find a rotation piece, a ...