The New York Mets came into the season with big expectations after adding Juan Soto and other top free agents last winter. But the Mets fell flat on their faces down the stretch and completely missed the postseason in favor of the Cincinnati Reds.

This winter, the Mets need to add more talent to their roster if they want to get back to the postseason. Mets slugger Pete Alonso is headed to free agency, and the team’s first priority should be re-signing or replacing Alonso.

Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly recently predicted the Mets would sign Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a massive five-year, $95 million deal.

“Many of the teams we will discuss with Schwarber and Alonso make sense as possible landing spots for Murakami, although he runs the risk of being option B or C for many teams,” Kelly wrote. “Spoiler alert, we’re projecting the Mets will let Alonso leave via free agency. They’ll need to replace his power production in some manner, and Murakami as a first base/DH option—president of baseball operations David Stearns did personally scout him in Japan in August—makes sense.”

The Mets will need to replace Alonso’s power in free agency if he leaves.

Murakami is one of the only free agents on the market who could replace Alonso’s power for the Mets. There are questions about his bat-to-ball skills, but his power potential should be enough for the Mets to take a shot on him in free agency, especially if he’s going to sign for less than $100 million.