2025 was supposed to be a statement year for the New York Mets, but instead, it ended like a cautionary tale. High payroll, star power, and a lineup full of promise still couldn’t push them into the playoffs. Trades flopped, the bullpen wobbled, and while Steve Cohen grabbed headlines with Pete Alonso and Juan Soto, David Stearns’ moves quietly piled up in the “what went wrong” column.
The offseason doesn’t wait for excuses. Every decision Stearns makes now will be magnified, second-guessed, and tweeted about before morning coffee. After a season full of near misses, the bigger risk isn’t making a trade—it’s standing still.