New York Mets fans were driven to madness this week by the losses of Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso in back-to-back days. The two departures came on the heels of Brandon Nimmo's exit via trade, and with the Mets' biggest moves so far being subtractions, fans are desperately wondering if president of baseball operations David Stearns actually wields a method to this madness.
Some of the sport's most respected pundits are wondering the same thing. New York Post's Jon Heyman appeared on MLB Network on Thursday and essentially wondered aloud what on Earth Stearns is doing.