Ok, hear me out: if Mets did offer Alonso $68-$70 over 3 years but he declined, let’s revisit this:

Red Sox get Luis Castillo
Mariners get Tristan Casas
Instead of Mariners taking on Yoshida’s $$, the Mets get Mataska Yoshida + some minor piece.

Then the Mariners can go and sign Bregman.

/s