NY Mets Monday Morning GM: 3 offseason decisions David Stearns can do a 180 turn on

Remember, it’s 180 degrees that has an object going in the opposite direction. Tell this to your ex who, through tears, questioned why you “pulled a 360 on them.” You didn’t have the heart to correct them. In fact, you didn’t have any heart at all hence the sudden break up. The New York Mets have a chance to do some breaking up of sorts on their own. 

At the very least, David Stearns can do a 180 on his thought processes. Stubborn like any shot caller in MLB but also incredibly open to creativity and giving chances to guys other teams pass over hard, we’re days away from finding out a little more what goes on the head of our President of Baseball Operations.

1) Trading Mark Vientos, or any of the infielders

The Mets put a lot of faith in at least one of their young infield crew to be fully capable of carrying the load at third base. They ended up needing them at second base often, too. We’re at the end of July and while Brett Baty has put together a nice season, it’s not nearly enough to fully buy in.

Stearns can do a 180 by executing a trade involving one (or more) of these four young players. Specifically, the idea of trading Mark Vientos would create the largest U-turn.

The Mets had no reason to deal Vientos in the offseason. His monstrous season in 2024, which included enough clutch hits in the postseason, was enough for even the most pessimistic fan to buy into. It didn’t matter how poor his defense was. Vientos was never a trade consideration.

Now, with the team in need of a boost elsewhere and Vientos going back to his pre-2024 self, the thought of dealing Vientos away is real. Conveniently, there are already rumors of at least the start of a deal to be made between the Mets and Chicago White Sox that would have Stearns making two 180 degrees. In this case, it doesn’t equal 360.