David Stearns identifies a key area for the Mets to improve.
The Mets’ president of baseball operations, David Stearns, doesn’t view himself as the team’s weak link, especially given that they started the season with the highest record in MLB. Yet, he acknowledges there’s room for growth, particularly in defense. “I think we can improve our defense,” Stearns remarked as the Mets were gearing up to […]
Mets’ attendance numbers had David Stearns doing ‘double takes’
The Mets front office has not noticed a boost to average attendance at Citifield last season. In the first 10 home games that entered Monday, the Mets averaged 36,705 fans and ranked seventh in MLB. Last season, the Mets finished 17th in attendance at home, averaging 29,484. “Our fans are generally outstanding this year,” baseball […]
David Stearns talks ‘calm’ Mets camp and other pressing issues
Port St. Lucy – After a surprising run at NLC last season, there is Mets Camp, the largest contract owner in professional sports history, with some injuries and expectations of the sky being “pretty standard” and “normal”. Those were the happy words of David Stearns, who listed the relatively dullness of the team as a […]
David Stearns all but ruling out Mets return for Jose Iglesias
Port St. Lucy – Omgoodbye. According to the president of baseball business David Stearns, the desire to evaluate young players while maintaining roster flexibility led to the Mets leaving Jose Iglesias this offseason. At the first press conference in spring training, Stearns indicated Wednesday that it is unlikely that free agent Iglesias will return. Last […]
David Stearns can’t let magical Mets moment sway Pete Alonso talks
The sun's temperature on Wednesday morning was 19 degrees. It was so cold that I had to thaw my hair before brushing it. The cold brought to mind something Frank Gifford said in the early afternoon of Dec. 31, 1967, hours before kickoff at the Ice Bowl at Lambeau Field. “I just took a nice […]
Mets’ David Stearns touts Brett Baty’s versatility
SAN ANTONIO — There are holes to fill through free agency and the Mets are a better team than they were a year ago, but the front office's fundamental tenets remain. Develop young talent. That's a point President of Baseball Operations David Stearns reiterated during Tuesday's GM meeting when discussing their futures with the Mets, […]
David Stearns ‘energized’ by Mets offseason work needed to build off success
In some ways, a new season has just begun for Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, but that doesn't mean he's gotten over the old one. “It still hurts, it's going to hurt for a while, and it will,” Stearns said Wednesday at Citi Field, three days after the Mets lost to the Dodgers […]
David Stearns makes Mets’ Pete Alonso intentions clear
The Mets want to keep Pete Alonso in Queens, but they'll let him test the market. President of Baseball Operations David Stearns addressed Alonso's status during his season-ending press conference on Wednesday, three days after the Mets were eliminated from the playoffs in Game 6 of the NL CS. “Pete is a great Met. He […]
Steve Cohen, David Stearns appear ready to meet Mets playoff challenge they still face
The key is persistence. That was also a trick. Since 1962, the Mets have qualified for the playoffs only twice. Their 2015 World Series appearance helped them stay one game out of the 2016 wild-card play-in. They were also participants in the 1999 NLCS and are backed by the 2000 World Series runner-up. They have […]
David Stearns saw no easy way out of Mets-Braves series debacle
MILWAUKEE — Manager David Stearns gave no indication of the logistical debacle the Mets could face in the coming days. In his first public comments since the final two games of the Mets-Braves series were postponed by Hurricane Helen, the Mets' director of baseball operations said Friday that MLB has no viable options other than […]