More than two months after the contract was signed, New York Mets president David Stearns is still amazed by Juan Soto's 15-year, $765-million deal.
Find the person who builds an impenetrable bullpen and you find someone who can accomplish anything. David Stearns made his usual flurry of organizational additions, but many of those newcomers to the New York Mets who’ll be candidates to throw in relief will spend much of the season in the minor leagues.
Mets first baseman Pete Alonso details the meeting with David Stearns and Steve Cohen that got him to re-sign in Queens.
Nobody was in the thick of the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes more than New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. Of course, Stearns is
Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets from spring training Try it now The “exhausting” contract negotiations between Pete Alonso and Mets owner Steve Cohen finally ended two weeks ago and it seems that Alonso just needed to do the arrangements all along.
After Mets right-hander Frankie Montas went down with a “high-grade lat strain,” an unforeseen spring training competition emerged. The current Mets regime, led by president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza aren’t panicking.
Pete Alonso discusses meeting with Steve Cohen and David Stearns to sign back with the Mets, the energy of the 2024 postseason, Juan Soto and more
When Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns found out Juan Soto was coming to Queens, his reaction likely matched the majority of the fan base, Stearns was asked on Metzmerized this week what his reaction was when he heard the slugging outfielder picked the Mets.
That’s some depressing math for the Mets, whose rotation depth got noticeably shallower in very short order with Monday’s reveal that Sean Manaea will open the season on the IL with an oblique strain.
Nick Madrigal, one of the Mets' newest signings, is set to miss the entire 2025 season, leaving them with little options to replace him, though an available option is Jose Iglesias
The New York Mets are already quite thin in their starting pitching rotation following spring training injuries to both Sean Manaea and Frankie Montas, and now their infield depth is also becoming a concern.