{"id":110630,"date":"2025-12-11T00:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=110630"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:26:55","slug":"whats-next-david-stearns-after-losing-three-mets-fan-favorites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/12\/11\/whats-next-david-stearns-after-losing-three-mets-fan-favorites\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Next for David Stearns, Mets After Losing Three Fan Favorites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two major gut punches were thrown to New York Mets fans on back-to-back days, and three in just the last two and a half weeks. After trading away<\/a> Brandon Nimmo<\/a> for Marcus Semien<\/a> and letting Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a> leave for the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> and their warm weather, the biggest of them all came when Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns decided to let Pete Alonso<\/a> shake hands with the Baltimore Orioles<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Jun 8, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (20) rounds the bases on a two-run home run in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just like that, the Mets lost their sparkplug, their closer, and their franchise home run leader in one whole offseason. D\u00edaz and the Dodgers agreed to a three-year, $69 million deal, whereas Alonso and the Orioles agreed to a five-year, $155 million deal, according to multiple sources. Neither D\u00edaz’s nor Alonso’s deals are official, as they have yet to pass a physical.<\/p>\n

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Entering this offseason, Brandon Nimmo, Drew Smith, Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz ranked as four of the Mets’ five longest tenured players.<\/p>\n

They are all gone.<\/p>\n

The fifth player heading into the offseason was Jeff McNeil, a trade candidate.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Will Sammon (@WillSammon) December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n