Reading this, I see multiple missteps—bad trades at the deadline, not enough starting pitching, a weak third catcher, not playing Baty more, giving up Gilbert. Is the biggest giving up Gilbert? I agree most of the trades and signings did not work out. The Mets needed better starting pitching. Hopefully the young trio steps up this week and next year.
In his first off-season David Stearns added JD Martinez, Joey Wendle, Zack Short, Jake Diekman, Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, Adrian Houser, Jorge Lopez, Michael Tonkin, Yohan Ramirez, Harrison Bader, Jose Iglesias & Tyrone Taylor. 7 of these 13 additions were so unproductive they were DFA’d within half a season. Only 2 of the 13 made it to a second season. In his second off-season he added Frankie Montas, traded a promising young bullpen arm for Jose Siri and only added 1 arm to the bullpen who lasted 13 games. Frankly, Stearns has been a disaster.
You have made your point All Caps Man. But I don't really see how this is a David Stearns problem. Isn't Mendoza the manager? Don't players have a role in their performance?
I like to think we do a pretty good job at not being too reactionary. The Mets will be lucky to win 84 games at this rate and very well may miss the playoffs — are you okay with that?
There has to be nuance between “David Stearns is awful” and “nobody’s perfect.” He doesn’t deserve to be fired, but he has had an objectively bad 2025.
The results are the results, and no one should be making excuses for this team. They haven’t earned that.
Finger pointing at David Stearns is very different from blaming the team. I am 100% on board with blaming the players. There is obvious lack of effort, lack of desire, and underperformance. I am struck by the distinct difference in energy on teams who don't have high expectations and those that think they belong just based on their perceived roster. Yes, its a collapse, but really is it epic? They've been garbage for at least have the season.
No playoffs this year. Does anyone believe this team will go 5-1/4-2 at the very least to get in? That’s also considering Cincy doesn’t win out with the way they are playing plus Miami would love to play spoiler as they have in the past and they have beaten up the Mets this season already. I said it a while ago the fat lady was on the stage and now she’s gettin ready to sing the first verse. Roll Tide.
Reading this, I see multiple missteps—bad trades at the deadline, not enough starting pitching, a weak third catcher, not playing Baty more, giving up Gilbert. Is the biggest giving up Gilbert? I agree most of the trades and signings did not work out. The Mets needed better starting pitching. Hopefully the young trio steps up this week and next year.
COMMENTS
A WEAK 3RD STRING CATCHER. HOW ABOUT STARTING ALVEREZ ALL SEPTEMBER WITH SOME HORRIBLE NUMBERS AFTER HIS INJURY
AS TORRENS WOULD HAVE BEEN A PLUS BOTH ON O/D
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NOT ONLY CONTINUING TO PLAY A COLD VIENTOS BUT BATTING HIM 4 5
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MARTE WAS VERY GOOD WHOLE YEAR BUT COOLED DOWN IN SEPTEMBER AND METS CONTINUED TO BAT HIM 5 6
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BATTING BATY 7 8 NO MATTER HOW HOT HE WAS HITTING
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ALONSO HAD A PRETTY BAD 2ND HALF AND A HORRIBLE SEPTEMBER
NOT ENOUGH RBIs AND TOO MANY STRIKEOUTS
In his first off-season David Stearns added JD Martinez, Joey Wendle, Zack Short, Jake Diekman, Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, Adrian Houser, Jorge Lopez, Michael Tonkin, Yohan Ramirez, Harrison Bader, Jose Iglesias & Tyrone Taylor. 7 of these 13 additions were so unproductive they were DFA’d within half a season. Only 2 of the 13 made it to a second season. In his second off-season he added Frankie Montas, traded a promising young bullpen arm for Jose Siri and only added 1 arm to the bullpen who lasted 13 games. Frankly, Stearns has been a disaster.
Why did they DFA Dom Hamel?
WHY DID THE METS DFA GARCIA 2X OVER SO MANY OTHER HORRIBLE PITCHERS THE KEPT
Hindsight is 20/20 and the trade deadline was acclaimed everywhere - even here. Relievers are tenuous. Finger pointing is easy. Baseball is hard.
The Mets had monster expectations & are six games away from a full scale collapse. All due respect but no one wants to hear “baseball is hard.”
LETS DISCUSS ALONSO WHO THE WRITER SAID HAD A SOLID YEAR
ALONSO
AT 6/12, 80 RBIs, LOTS OF WALKS, NOT ALOT OF Ks
NEXT 80 GAMES, ONLY 40 RBIs WITH TOO MANY Ks
IN SEPTEMBER, ONLY 10 RBIS, 28 Ks BUT JUST METS STAFF CONTINUED TO SAY ONLY GOOD THINGS ABOUT ALONSO
ALONSO GREAT IN MAY
SOTO GREAT IN SEPTEMBER
THROUGH 6/12 WHEN THE METS WERE #1 TEAM IN BASEBALL AND BEFORE ALONSO BAD THROW SENT THE #1 PITCHER SENGA TO DL, NOTHING WAS EVER THE SAME AGAIN
COMMENTS ON THE METS HORROBLE MANAGER
A WEAK 3RD STRING CATCHER. HOW ABOUT STARTING ALVEREZ ALL SEPTEMBER WITH SOME HORRIBLE NUMBERS AFTER HIS INJURY
AS TORRENS WOULD HAVE BEEN A PLUS BOTH ON O/D
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NOT ONLY CONTINUING TO PLAY A COLD VIENTOS BUT BATTING HIM 4 5
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MARTE WAS VERY GOOD WHOLE YEAR BUT COOLED DOWN IN SEPTEMBER AND METS CONTINUED TO BAT HIM 5 6
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BATTING BATY 7 8 NO MATTER HOW HOT HE WAS HITTING
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ALONSO HAD A PRETTY BAD 2ND HALF AND A HORRIBLE SEPTEMBER
NOT ENOUGH RBIs AND TOO MANY STRIKEOUTS
You have made your point All Caps Man. But I don't really see how this is a David Stearns problem. Isn't Mendoza the manager? Don't players have a role in their performance?
Fans are reactionary enough. Podcasters can do better. David Stearns is not going to be perfect.
I like to think we do a pretty good job at not being too reactionary. The Mets will be lucky to win 84 games at this rate and very well may miss the playoffs — are you okay with that?
There has to be nuance between “David Stearns is awful” and “nobody’s perfect.” He doesn’t deserve to be fired, but he has had an objectively bad 2025.
The results are the results, and no one should be making excuses for this team. They haven’t earned that.
Finger pointing at David Stearns is very different from blaming the team. I am 100% on board with blaming the players. There is obvious lack of effort, lack of desire, and underperformance. I am struck by the distinct difference in energy on teams who don't have high expectations and those that think they belong just based on their perceived roster. Yes, its a collapse, but really is it epic? They've been garbage for at least have the season.
I think everyone’s to blame — players, Stearns, coaches.
I’d say collapsing for half the year is pretty epic with the individual talent that they have, but I suppose that’s a semantics argument.
START WITH THE HORRIBLE MULLINS TRADE. WHERE THE METS GM PANICKED AND JUST MADE ANY TRADE
FIRST METS SHOULD HAVE LIVED WITH THE MCNEIL TAYLOR OUTFIELD
BUT METS SAID THEY WANTED TO UPGRADE FROM TAYLORS 222 BATTING AVERAGE
SO METS TRADED FOR MULLINS, A 233 HITTER THE LAST 4 YEARS AND A WORSE CENTERFIELDER THAN TAYLOR
AND MULLINS WAS HITTING UNDER 200 FOR THE METS SINCE THE TRADE
No playoffs this year. Does anyone believe this team will go 5-1/4-2 at the very least to get in? That’s also considering Cincy doesn’t win out with the way they are playing plus Miami would love to play spoiler as they have in the past and they have beaten up the Mets this season already. I said it a while ago the fat lady was on the stage and now she’s gettin ready to sing the first verse. Roll Tide.