In David Stearns' vision, the Mets' trade of Brandon Nimmo is a recognition of last season's shortfall. So what are they getting in Marcus Semien?

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns met with the media on Monday to discuss the trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien.

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz is seeking a long-term deal, and one executive believes it may not work out as intended.

There is perhaps no executive in baseball, not one, under more pressure to get things figured out for his team during this off-season than David Stearns of the Mets. Listen, all the folks in charge of baseball ops are under pressure,

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.

He admitted that the trade struck him as a shock, the kind that rattles both the player and the life he and his family built around the idea of being Mets forever. They had just finished building a house.