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Mets’ David Stearns ‘not blind’ to fan frustration: ‘What we’re doing is the right thing for our franchise’

ballervisions 2026年1月14日

It’s been a season of seismic changes for the Mets, and while there are still plenty of moves to be made between now and Opening Day, the president of baseball operations. David Stearns sat down with reporters on Tuesday to discuss where they are currently with the team.

The Mets have already said goodbye Edwin Diaz, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, again Jeff McNeil this offseason, but Stearns believes the organization is in a great place, and with a great mindset.

“We said goodbye to the players who did very well here, the people we care about, the players who don’t care about the fans who interact well with our community, who did what we as an organization asked them to do for a long time, and that is difficult and we all see that,” said Stearns. “And we’re doing all of that because we’re committed across the board, from ownership on down, to making sure that the next five years of the Mets get better, and that we win more games and meet the big expectations of ourselves, than what we’ve done before. What we’ve done before was not good enough. We all know that, I know that, and we have to do it better.

“We have a great supporting cast to do that. We have great top talent on our big league roster. We have a great farm system, and we have a great big league team as we sit here today that will get better before we get to opening day.”

Stearns added that the Mets currently have a mix of “special talents on our big league team, combined with some young players who are already at their best and are ready to take that next step.”

“We have this unique combination right now of MVP talent at the top, players who are already at the big league level who are at that point in their careers where there is potential — not certainty, but potential — to make a jump, and exciting top prospects who are about to make it to the big leagues,” Stearns said. “That’s an enviable position for any organization.”

The timing of these statements is quite remarkable, as it is now being reported that the Mets have offered the All-Star. Kyle Tucker short team deal worth $50 million per season.

Losing fan-favorite pieces like Diaz and Alonso was not an easy pill to swallow, but potentially adding Tucker, the best position player available in free agency this year, could completely change the narrative for the Mets.

And Stearns is committed to doing whatever it takes to achieve the ultimate goal.

“I really understand that there have been points this season that have been frustrating for our fans. We don’t see that at all,” said Stearns. “Of course I’m not blind to that. I hear it, I see it. I hear it from my friends and family sometimes. I’m also very guilty that what we’re doing is the right thing for our team to move forward to achieve our goals of creating a consistent play-off team, a team that year after year is a real contender for the World Series, and ultimately a team that does what we’re doing to win the entire World Series.