For a change, David Stearns didn’t do a David Stearns thing. It’s only because the presentation declared Jorge Polanco a first base option days after Pete Alonso left the New York Mets that had fans feeling like they went somewhat cheap to replace their beloved star.
While an offensive downgrade, it’s not as if Stearns did what he often does and bought low on someone. On the contrary, he bought refreshingly high on an experienced big league veteran.
We should be happy David Stearns was willing to buy high on a player rather than look for a bargain rebound candidate
Those signings of “he was bad last year, but I like this one thing about him” signings seem to have failed more often than succeeded.