David Stearns' latest NY Mets hires turn up the heat on his own seat

Keeping Andy Green around to be the New York Mets manager and adding Derek Falvey as a front office voice should be thought of as more positive than negative. Green has shown he can lead this group of Mets players that might not change a whole lot between now and Opening Day 2027. The Falvey addition brings in at least some experience. His impact may never be fully known.

The two hires should, for most fans, receive a solid grade. Even so, it turns up the heat on David Stearns’ seat because neither did the one thing his biggest critics wanted him to.

Mets POBO David Stearns is sticking with who and what he knows rather than changing

Stearns has this reputation as a guy who thinks he’s smarter than everyone else and is so smug he’d never believe the rain was purple even if Prince continued to tell him it was. It’ll be immensely difficult for him to ever overcome those critiques. Some people will never appreciate him simply because of the way he presents himself which isn’t exactly with much charm or charisma.

Having a manager who was originally a front office hire as well as an old coworker who likely thinks the same seems a lot like inviting friends onto a life raft that already sprung a leak. Green can speak well and the players seem to like him, as does the New York media. He’s almost 100 games below .500 with a final week battle with the Mets this season to finish with more wins than losses.

Falvey, meanwhile, had the task of ending the Twins’ playoff drought. The Twins went from 59 wins in 2016 to 85 in 2017 and a playoff berth. Their 101-win season in 2019 was the peak. Unfortunately, Falvey’s Twins clubs had a 3-9 record in the playoffs. Minnesota never got beyond the ALDS in his decade with the club. 

Despite missing the playoffs two years in a row, Steve Cohen is sticking with Stearns. How patient will he be with another season sans postseason? There needs to come a point where the Mets need to move on from Stearns. If it happens before the 2027 calendar year is over, Stearns is willing to sink by doing things his way.

The only thing different Stearns could have done and still can in other roles is to think more outside of the box. It doesn’t need to be incredibly unique. But as the guy who essentially fired Buck Showalter, Stearns greatly represents a style of baseball operations that rubs certain fans the wrong way. It lacks heart.

Believing the Mets would take such a drastic shift in direction was always a bit of a pipe dream. Stearns was hired for his work with the Milwaukee Brewers which included a very specific belief system. Asking him to do anything else would be unexpected yet, ironically enough, one way to save his job. 

A theme of “we’re heading in the right direction” can apply after the 2026 season. It won’t work after an underwhelming 2027.

SNY’s Chelsea Jane might have picked the best/most alarming wording by calling Falvey a “David Stearns ally.” That about sums up what we can expect from his role, whatever it may be.

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Follow