Summary
David Stearns is the president of baseball operations of the New York Mets. Stearn was hired to run the Milwaukee Brewers at the age of 30 in 2015. His new boss, Steve Cohen, is a Long Island native and self-professed Mets fan.
Mets have rarely been able to do that in their 62 years of existence. The Mets are 12-4, with two strong wins against those same Dodgers in Los Angeles. If Stearns can get the Mets where he wants them to go, the path might look more like Milwaukee Plus.
Mets' new baseball chief, Dave Stearns, made some big moves this offseason. Stearn: "There are going to be times when we can go after premium free agents and execute very aggressive buy-side trades" "We have to be thoughtful and strategic about when we're going to do that," he says.
The Milwaukee Brewers won more games than they were expected to last season. The New York Mets are expected to do the same this year. New Mets manager David Stearns says the team will be different. Stearn: "We will create systems that are elite, that produce elite results"
The Mets' new pitching lab is the perfect example. Stearns oversaw the construction of the Brewers' pitching lab nearly a decade ago. The Mets will exhaust every avenue to create value with every spot on the roster. It's a process already underway, and it's one that never ends.
Carlos Mendoza is the new manager of the New York Mets. He replaces Craig Counsell, who is now the manager of Chicago Cubs. Stearns inherited Counsell in Milwaukee and saw firsthand how the manager makes sure the signals are reaching every destination.
Mendoza will be able to run a bullpen, but he won't be going about it on his own. Stearns will give just as much attention to the draft, to the international scouting department. He will make sure that when the Mets have prospects ready for the majors, they will have a path.
Stearns won't be boxed in. The roster he built in the offseason will not be the one the Mets have when the season is complete. No avenue for improving the team will be shut off. Stearns hopes it will be the same kind of self-replicating mechanism he left behind in Milwaukee.
