David Stearns has had a rough week. He left the MLB Winter Meetings with no notable additions and the loss of two incredibly popular New York Mets players. Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso going elsewhere on back-to-back days is devastating for his reputation. It seemed like he wanted Diaz but didn’t have much interest in retaining Alonso. It’s not exactly a revelation as the thought has always been Diaz would return on the Mets’ terms and Alonso was always as good as gone.
In a bad week for the Mets, Stearns should get credit in one place that has gone unnoticed.