@AnthonyDiComo Amen.... the moment it was clear Cruz was fielding the ball, why send? That means all the SS needed to do is get it anywhere near home. No outs, heart of the order? Could have gotten Lindor hurt for nothing.
@Brianc2879@ellafranco_ As if their season didn't come down to the last day, while they would have been long gone if not for Soto. Then again, if they were long gone, they could have traded Diaz and Alonso for good prospects, maybe McNeil, Nimmo too.
@MarkCHealey Hard to blame Stearns: No 2025 healthy starters ever pitched a complete season. Manaea had, but got hurt in spring training and was a useless in 2025. Senga was NL's best P through mid-June, then hurt and bad. Peterson+Holmes terrific until their 2nd half.
@TalkinMetsNoG@NYPost_Mets If your friends know, your opponent knows. Why telegraph what they're planning? Should they have told Mets fans - and thus Devin Williams' agent - that Mets weren't going to resign Diaz? Mets SHOULD answer questions about whom they've acquired, but not future plans.
@RGoldz26@Masterflip_ Little difference among the top 20 closers. Diaz best year, Devin his worst, yet only a handful of saves separated them. Diaz 6th highest save % (90), about 80. Career Devin just as good. Rotation should be better, with guys like Peterson/Holmes stretched out. Plus Nolan et al.
@thesportsgenius@Cryler__ Exactly. Add in that Alonso led all NLers twice in last 4 years in OPS w/RISP. Plus he hit both times Mets made playoffs. It's not about today Pete, it's about 5 years more of Pete.
@DebbiDebsey0404@Gonzo777333@TonyMetroMLB It is a mask...for all the hard work he's put in to become a shoo-in HOFer, whose teams in his 11 seasons have made the playoffs more often than they haven't. With Ohtani playing DH in 2024, Lindor was the most valuable two way player in the league.
@NYM_News Obviously, Stearns doesn't want to sign non-HOF player to five years contracts, which both Diaz and Alonso wanted and which Nimmo's remaining 5 years basically was. Mets'll be better defensively at 1B, 2B, LF PS Devin Williams as good as Diaz.
@StotheOB@GoodFundies Nimmo ranked as one of the worst fielding LF in the league. Both Taylor and McNeil played better LF D. Alonso on D? Literally the worst ranked 1B in the league. Semien won a Gold Glove. Last 3 seasons? 2B rank? 2nd, 4th, 9th.
@roysaidit@GoodFundies Uhm
Polanco could be worst Def at 1B ever. Was trash SS/2B. Ms used a crap defensively Solano/Tellez platoon at 1B for a reason
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Mets had better 2B Def than Rangers. Semien is 35!McNeil was as good a fielder at 2B in 25!
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Mets were 7th best LF in 25. Nimmo was +4
@Masterflip_ Exactly what they tried in the second half, signing to of the best in the game, both of whom just got big contracts. Hard to blame a guy for doing the right thing even if it doesn't work out when the guys underperform. That said, closers are overrated.