Pete Alonso blasted 40 homers for the Mets last season. Francisco Lindor hit 26. Those are acceptable numbers for a 1-2 punch in a major league lineup.

But the Mets weren’t nearly as successful in receiving bop beyond their All-Star first baseman and franchise shortstop. Eduardo Escobar’s September surge got him to 20 homers, but the next-highest total was 16 apiece from Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte. Overall, the Mets finished tied for 15th in MLB with 171 homers.

That raises the question of whether the Mets need additional long-ball threats in constructing a roster and lineup for next season.

“If the overall production is there, that’s what matters at the end of the day,” Mets GM Billy Eppler said at this week’s winter meetings while noting the Mets finished tied for fifth in MLB with 4.76 runs per game. “You can place some arguments on should you try to hit the three-pointer? I prefer [multiple] ways where you can beat teams, whether you beat them through contact, maybe you beat them through some speed and base-running … or you beat them through power.