Yep, lots at play here.
Mets could go hard after our targets, but if they don't they will go after guys like Bregman and Bellinger.
If the Mets get Bellinger, the Yanks could pivot toward Tucker or maybe even Bo?
Red Sox missed out on Pete so this pushes them further into Bregman or Bo territory as it is. If the Mets sign Bregman, then you figure the Sox would be in fairly hard on Bo.
Lots at play here but if this were musical chairs, the Orioles scooping up Alonso in a surprise is going to leave one less chair (aka FA bat) for everyone else.
Whatever pipe dreams I had of getting both Tucker and Bo are probably gone, and getting even one is going to prove difficult if the Mets feel any desperation at all.
Jays could pivot to trades or perhaps one of the Japanese bats and relievers in FA.