Joe Imbriano

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[MetsMetrics @_MetsMetrics]

When David Stearns took over in 2024, the core was:
29-year-old Pete Alonso
30-year-old Francisco Lindor
30-year-old Edwin Díaz
31-year-old Brandon Nimmo
32-year-old Jeff McNeil

The Mets had a terrible farm and an organization that couldn’t develop anyone. There wasn’t even a single starting pitcher in that core.

In 2026, less than three full seasons later, that core is now:
21-year-old A.J. Ewing
23-year-old Carson Benge
24-year-old Nolan McLean
27-year-old Christian Scott
27-year-old Juan Soto
28-year-old Bo Bichette
32-year-old Francisco Lindor

Other than Lindor, the oldest guy in that group is 28. The youngest is 21. When Stearns took over the youngest in that group was 29 years old! Now the organization can actually develop players and has one of the better farm systems in baseball.

Stearns reset a core that made the playoffs twice in six years — ONCE UNDER HIM! Alonso, Nimmo, and McNeil were not even why the Mets made the playoffs in 2024. Instead they were a big reason that team was fighting until the very last day of the season to clinch. Lindor along with the players Stearns put around them carried that team into the playoffs while those other guys all had down years.

Yet fans will still tell you Stearns has done an awful job. Almost every other team in baseball would take him tomorrow. Claiming he has run the Mets into the ground and that he’s a total disaster is dishonest and irrational. Thinking he hasn’t built this roster to be a future consistent contender just means you’re not watching or you’re out of touch. It’s egregious.

Missing the playoffs one year into a core reset is not some unprecedented disaster. Especially when most of the team’s core was either hurt or in the minors during this season other than Bichette, McLean, and Benge. Missing the playoffs happens to a lot of teams when they move on and stop running it back with a stale, aging group and actually start focusing on their future building the next core.

The other option was keeping a group that was only getting older and punting the future. That tradeoff makes no sense. This is the most realistic way to build a World Series contender. Especially one that can compete year after year.

#LGM

[SNY @SNYtv]

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[SNY @SNYtv]

Buck Showalter voices his displeasure for "rookie hazing":

"The guy's got your uni on and he's trying to help you. Why don't you make his path a little easier?"

[SNY Mets @SNY_Mets]

What American food has @kodaisenga liked so far?

"Pizza" 🍕

[WardyNYM @TheWardyNYM]

“2022 was the past. 2023 is a new year and we have to give it again. We have to win. I haven't won a championship yet and that's the goal. I would like to win. I want to stay healthy. If I stay healthy, I'm going to put up the numbers I want.” #LGM

~ Francisco Lindor

[Tyler @WardyNYM]

#Mets get a quality depth INF, and now will once again have to make roster space

More moves are coming obviously #LGM

[Marc Luino @GiraffeNeckMarc]

If Carlos Correa signs with the Mets I’ll buy one person who follows me and RT this tweet a Mets Carlos Correa jersey

[Joe Imbriano @JoeImbriano6]

@UnitedHayze @ryfrancis88 @Always_Yangry

[Dylan • United @UnitedHayze]

MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'll be giving away a Nintendo Switch OLED with Pokemon Scarlet/Violet! Winner will be chosen December 27th Good luck 💚

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[Amazin' Army @WE_ARE_MET_FANS]

Jacob deGrom total contract: $185 million

Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana, Kodai Senga total contracts: $187 million

[WardyNYM @TheWardyNYM]

No way. The 🐻‍❄️ handed Buck lottery tickets during a pitching change yesterday. 🤣 #LGM

[Joe Imbriano @JoeImbriano6]

Blows my mind that not even a pandemic can get people to wash their hands after they use the bathroom... smh 🤦‍♂️

[Shoulder-Shaking Environmentalist 🌳 @theorangedurag]

Seniors finna be out here graduating electronically 🤣 “Click to walk across the stage” faceass🚶🏽🚶🏽

[ThisCityMets @ThisCityMets]

3 HR in the 8th!
Over .500!
2 GB!
Pete kinda cussed on TV!!
Hit it!!
#LFGM

[Joe Imbriano @JoeImbriano6]

@barstoolsports @KFCBarstool @Always_Yangry

[christina 𖤐 @Midnightqueen66]

How to properly eat cupcakes : dont fucking @ me

[Joe Imbriano @JoeImbriano6]

@erinmcccann So proud

[Joe Imbriano @JoeImbriano6]

@erinmcccann iPhone X ???

[Krysta Ricciardi @krystamarieex3]

Us Italians are the biggest recyclers of plastic bags so if you see a turtle choking on a plastic bag don’t look at us. All our plastic bag are in the drawer under the sink.