Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns broke down his decision to trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien in a pressor on Monday.

The Mets’ blockbuster trade to move longtime outfielder Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien accomplished much for the NL East club. It solidified the keystone position.

In addressing the Mets' decision to trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien, GM David Stearns said "last year wasn't good enough and running it back with the exact same group wasn't the right thing to do.

“We’re going to need our current group of players to play better defense,” Stearns said in Las Vegas this week at the MLB General Manager meetings. “The brand of baseball — the brand of defense — that we played over the last two months of the season wasn’t close to good enough. It has to get better.”

The Mets could use an ace for their rotation, but for now president of baseball operations David Stearns is just trying to size up the inventory.

New York Mets fans are getting another dose of hope heading into a season that still feels far away, as this very Monday they received an update on the organization's free-agency r