More analogies to explain David Stearns’ hit-or-miss NY Mets free agent mindset

Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo shared an analogy to describe David Stearns’ free agent process. In a way most people can relate to in some terms, they said the New York Mets President of Baseball Operations approaches free agency like a person who’ll add 45 minutes to a trip to avoid the tolls on the road to save some money.

A clever way to describe his tendencies, there might be another fairer description to accommodate more of the free agent deals he hands out.

Stearns hasn’t been afraid to spend. He brought in Juan Soto after all. Instead of saving cash with GPS settings, Stearns is the kind of guy who’ll handle his groceries in some unique ways.

If David Stearns treats his grocery bags like MLB free agents, don’t offer him help

In some cases, Stearns will grab more grocery bags than a person can responsibly carry in from the car. His lack of lengthy deals comes across as someone who might look to take one or two fewer trips from the car to the kitchen. Jorge Polanco, on a two-year deal worth $40 million, looks far more expensive than if it was in three trips with grocery bags. The same rules kind of apply to Sean Manaea whose three-year deal worth $75 million felt like cramming four year’s salary into one less year.

Stearns doesn’t just wrap the bags around his wrists and cut off the circulation. He also makes poor decisions before even getting to the checkout counter. In the case of Frankie Montas, he appeared to buy some bread with an expiration date that had already passed, then went out of his way to scan the credit card twice. On top of everything, he tipped the self-checkout scanner.

There hasn’t been a player with a “manager’s special” labeled on it Stearns hasn’t been able to resist. He doesn’t see it as damaged goods, but rather a worthwhile risk. Sprinkle enough salt on anything and it’ll taste good.

When it comes to relief pitchers, Stearns has no brand loyalty. He’ll get plenty of store-brand coffee then throw in an expensive Starbucks one he’s not even sure he’ll like. What is Amoretto anyway? It’s delicious for those wondering.

Since Stearns came to the Mets, we’ve all tried to figure out exactly what it is he’s thinking. Based on how he operated with the Milwaukee Brewers, we already had an idea. Like the GPS analogy, he doesn’t just go straight for the most obvious. The Mets took the scenic route to replace Pete Alonso at first base. For a grocery shopping analogy, he tried to make cheesecake from scratch after refusing to pay the price for the crust in aisle 6.

It’s never boring with the Mets and with the way Stearns sets his GPS and brings in his groceries, we better prepare ourselves for anything and everything.

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