While Sterns gets props for pickups like Castillo, he has made mistakes too. However, he doesn’t let those mistakes hang around long, and that has helped the team jettison some non-performers in quick fashion. The pitcher they just got from the Giants is the latest addition.
Agree - one of the best things he’s done, particularly last season, was to cut ties with guys not getting it done even though they were his signings. Admitting a mistake is better than hanging on to a guy (like Cano) for too long.
What has impressed me about Stearns is his eye for undervalued talent. Besides leaning on stats like OBP or other “Moneyball” type metrics, he’s also looking at the player in a 360 degree measure. Kind of like Theo Epstein did for those Sox teams in the early aughts. It also helps that Stearns has an ownership committed to putting a good product on the field. It’s not just Stearns - it’s everyone from top down who are being validated. It’s a weird feeling, for Mets fans to have confidence in the FO like this (lol)
Stearns continues to prove that he knows a lot more about evaluating MLB talent than we all do. And while he has not been perfect, he appears to be the king of snagging under valued players or identifying some that he believes can be fixed by the pitching or hitting labs. He is blessed with an ownership who is ready to dump a bad move and eat salary if needed in order to put the best team possible on the field. Can't wait to see what he comes up with at or before the trade deadline.
While Sterns gets props for pickups like Castillo, he has made mistakes too. However, he doesn’t let those mistakes hang around long, and that has helped the team jettison some non-performers in quick fashion. The pitcher they just got from the Giants is the latest addition.
Agree - one of the best things he’s done, particularly last season, was to cut ties with guys not getting it done even though they were his signings. Admitting a mistake is better than hanging on to a guy (like Cano) for too long.
What has impressed me about Stearns is his eye for undervalued talent. Besides leaning on stats like OBP or other “Moneyball” type metrics, he’s also looking at the player in a 360 degree measure. Kind of like Theo Epstein did for those Sox teams in the early aughts. It also helps that Stearns has an ownership committed to putting a good product on the field. It’s not just Stearns - it’s everyone from top down who are being validated. It’s a weird feeling, for Mets fans to have confidence in the FO like this (lol)
Stearns continues to prove that he knows a lot more about evaluating MLB talent than we all do. And while he has not been perfect, he appears to be the king of snagging under valued players or identifying some that he believes can be fixed by the pitching or hitting labs. He is blessed with an ownership who is ready to dump a bad move and eat salary if needed in order to put the best team possible on the field. Can't wait to see what he comes up with at or before the trade deadline.