For the Mets and owner Steve Cohen, this is an enormous win. But it’s tough to see the outcome as anything but a loss for Boras.

Three other Scott Boras clients recently opted out of short-term deals after one year, then struck belated free-agent riches.

In a world where free agents tend to use other players’ deals as comps in negotiations, one would think Pete Alonso’s deal with the Mets would result in Alex Bregman signing somewhere soon. Bregman remains adamant about a long term deal.