A piece of advice we want the next NY Mets voices to give David Stearns

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen made it clear to the team's broadcast booth in a recent interview that the organization intends on bringing in some new voices to the front office this offseason. That's because president of baseball operations David Stearns and the current regime had a poor year in 2026.

"We're going to try to add certain voices into the front office that I think will be helpful," Cohen said. "I know David supports that and I'm looking forward to, when we make those decisions, announcing it."

While it would make sense for the Mets to bring in a general manager to work as Stearns' No. 2, Cohen said that doesn't necessarily need to be the case.

"It doesn't have to be a GM," Cohen said. "It could be other ways to support David and the front office."

So, whether it's a GM or not, the Mets will be bringing in new perspectives this winter to assist Stearns and the front office. And once that happens, here's the advice this new voice/s should give Stearns and co.

Advice to Mets baseball head honcho David Stearns

This should be an easy one as it was Stearns' biggest blunder of the year; Don't rely on injury prone/aging players. Stearns brought in the likes of Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert Jr. and Marcus Semien as new faces to replace franchise mainstays: Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil.

This strategy proved to be a big mistake given all three new acquisitions missed time due to injury this year and greatly underperformed. Not to mention, the trio Stearns let go of all play everyday and rarely miss time each year. The new GM or voice/s should be advising Stearns to re-evaluate how he views durability/reliability when it comes to player acquisition. Polanco and Robert already had reputations for being injury prone in their careers.

The Mets cannot go into another season relying on Polanco to play first base (coming off ankle surgery) or Semien (36-years-old) to play second base. Both players are making a good bit of money next season, but the Mets shouldn't force them to be full-time players when they aren't reliable. Robert was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles, so the Mets are no longer on the hook for his $2 million buyout.

The new voice/s should be helping Stearns pull off creative trades and find low-risk, high-reward veteran options that can produce for the Mets next season. The Mets had the second-highest payroll in baseball behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, but had a disastrous year. It clearly makes sense for them to bring some new voices into the fold for next season and beyond.

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