CC Sabathia was an ace. You know who screamed this fact loudest? Not me. The sport did. The sport told us what the final numbers didn’t.

The Mets are suddenly in the same place strategically trying to replace Pete Alonso as the Yankees were when Juan Soto left for the Mets. Cue, the irony. 

Unless Cohen has another Correa moment – which seems doubtful – or Alonso drops his demands precipitously, then one of the best power hitters in Mets history is going to another franchise.

The Mets made what they perceived as a last-ditch effort to sign Pete Alonso and when that was rejected began their pivot away from their slugging first baseman, The Post has learned.

The Mets have not added a first baseman to replace Pete Alonso yet, but have begun the process of moving on without him.

While the sides appear amenable to a short-term structure, one question remains: Can they bridge the gap in finances to keep Pete Alonso in Flushing?

At some point the Mets either have to hear that Alonso is willing to accept their financial view of him or will get more aggressive elsewhere, probably pretty soon.

This offseason, the Yankees planned to limit first base to a one-year contract and felt that Paul Goldschmidt had something left. Will the strategy pay off?

The 2024 Yankees were American League champions. It is a forever designation. It will not historically come with footnotes. 

The organization can pretend that their poor technical play was isolated to the World Series. But their fundamental shortcomings were evident — and not fixed — all season.

My gut continues to say the most likely solution is a Mets reunion with Pete Alonso. If the Mets never relinquish going long in years, do they offer the highest per-annum deal ever for a first baseman?

When I heard Rickey Henderson had died, I did not think about a single number. I thought about how he made me feel when I was in the ballpark.

Of the 14 team officials/agents who responded, nine took the Mets, four the Yankees and one said both will be in the top five for the next five years.

The Yankees are revealing their post-Juan Soto plan.

Because of the scope of his talent and record contract, Juan Soto brought the Yankees’ rings-or-misery reality with him.

The Yankees second baseman has a couple of teams expressing interest in him.

His market included the Angels and Giants as darkhorses, but the four main contenders were the Yankees, Blue Jays, Rangers and Red Sox.

More and more, it is appearing as if the Astros are open to trading Kyle Tucker and the Yankees are among the teams most seriously pursuing the star outfielder, The Post has learned.

At the moment, the Yankees are revealing their post-Juan Soto hand — that there is no way to replace his offense, so they are going to try to have a fierce rotation and improve their defense. 

The Yankees are multi-tasking on pitchers and hitters as they try to reallocate some of the money they offered Soto after the slugging outfielder opted to leave pinstripes for the Mets’ 15-year, $765 million package.