NY Mets Monday Morning GM: David Stearns had a satisfying weekend despite 1-2 start

The New York Mets have dug themselves into a hole starting out 1-2. It’s not the kind where you can hide a bone, a body, or even a single page torn from a magazine you don’t want your parents knowing you know about. It’s such a small hole we can easily forget all about how this year began with a successful end to the road trip and some wins piled up when the Mets make their way to Citi Field on Friday.

Plenty of people will be under the microscope early. The architect of it all, David Stearns, will face as much scrutiny or praise as anyone.

Despite winning one game in three tries, it was an oddly satisfying weekend for the President of Baseball Operations.

David Stearns had a good weekend based on the results of his Mets offseason decisions

Juan Soto might not have come through with the clutch hit on Thursday, but he was the most prolific contributor and only Mets player to pick up a hit on Saturday. Any Soto slander at this point is a you problem.

Clay Holmes didn’t have a spectacular start, but it wasn’t a complete mess. Griffin Canning looked better than the box score indicates. Two mistakes and one on behalf of Carlos Mendoza to trust him a little too long was what starts him off at 0-1 this season.

Jose Siri showed off just how important he can be, turning a walk into a run with a sacrifice fly being the only true assistance he received. All of those bullpen pieces Stearns showed faith in, Max Kranick to remain with the organization and Huascar Brazoban dating back to last year’s trade deadline, delivered. There were a lot of good things from this past weekend. It doesn’t stop at what happened with the Mets either.

Mets free agent and trade misses got off to a shaky start

Was there a more universally desired free agent pitcher than Walker Buehler? Fitting the same mold of so many additions Stearns has made for the Mets, his season has started off with a stat line only Nestor Cortes would trade places with. He allowed 4 runs in 4.1 innings in his Boston Red Sox debut.

It’s only one start, but Dylan Cease didn’t get off to the spectacular start we’d expect him to either. Lasting 4.1 innings and surrendering 3 earned runs, he also had a lesser performance than Mets starting pitchers to begin the season. Frankly, we’d all be foolish to not want him on this Mets roster.

If we’re going to mention pitchers with rumors linked to them this offseason, we need to include Max Scherzer. Only 3 innings of work and 2 runs allowed before landing on the IL, the potential offseason reunion dodged by the Mets is already looking like one of the best matrix moves of all. Buehler can adjust. Cease should be better. Scherzer may very well be cooked.

Stearns isn’t smiling ear to ear with what has unfolded in the first four days of the MLB regular season. He also has no need to duck any shrapnel.