"David Stearns officially began what should be a very busy winter of the Mets discontent the correct way during Monday's 30-minute news conference at a Citi Field way too empty for October. By apologizing. As president of baseball ops, Stearns went from Flushing savior a year ago to now the Mets' resident pinata, which tends to happen after your personally tailored $340 million roster pulls off one of the most stunning collapses in franchise history."
"Also, it's not a great look when your boss Steve Cohen, a hedge-fund titan whose actual job takes place during Wall Street hours, was the guy who engineered the only two winter moves that worked this season: signing Juan Soto and Pete Alonso. Cohen has been doing the baseball owner thing for just five years, but he knew enough to throw nearly $800 million at the two most productive bats in the Mets' top-heavy lineup."
David Stearns held a 30-minute news conference at Citi Field and issued a public apology after a severe late-season collapse. The Mets' roster, assembled with approximately $340 million in payroll and additional offseason signings, failed to deliver, including a 38-55 stretch over the final 93 games and a loss of the final series to a lower-cost Marlins team. Owner Steve Cohen made two successful high-cost acquisitions, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso, while the front office signed several expensive pitchers whose performance did not match expectations. Cohen acknowledged the unacceptable result on social media, and Stearns assumed responsibility publicly.
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