Mets' laughable Pete Alonso backup plan could include absurd Yankees thievery

New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. | Rob Tringali/GettyImagesNew York Mets fans and media are absolutely teeing off on David Stearns right now. Who knows, maybe Stearns has a masterplan to acquire Tarik Skubal and Fernando Tatis Jr. later this offseason and make all the hate go away (ESPN's Paul Hembekides linked the Mets to both players on December 11). Until then, or until Stearns improves the Mets roster in some fashion, he'll be advised to avoid dining out in New York City.

Joel Sherman of The New York Post described Stearns this week as having an "icy baseball soul." Is this the type of soul that yearns to replace Pete Alonso with a 38-year-old Paul…