The Mets' starting rotation needs to improve in 2026 if this team wants to make it back to the playoffs and contend for a championship.

Amid an offseason that's brought major changes to the Mets' roster, David Stearns addressed the state of the team on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at a luncheon at Citi Field, the Mets' president of baseball operations discussed the departures of longtime players Pete Alonso,

The Mets’ preference for short-term deals probably is making them reluctant to go hard after Bellinger, who reportedly is seeking seven years. But if Tucker is their answer, Stearns would risk hearing the same criticism again: that his team’s defense isn’t good enough.

The New York Mets could be in the market for starting pitching and could target a controversial pitcher in free agency.

The Mets’ current offseason is starting to feel like a case study in disappointment. After shattering records to land Juan Soto not long ago, they’ve been oddly quiet this time around.

NY Mets Monday Morning GM: 5 popular David Stearns decisions that went terribly wrong Cold air and another storm are expected to bring a dose of snow to the Northeast this week, following a thaw that had it feeling like the early days of spring across the region.

If the Mets are a television series right now, they are the baseball version of “Extreme Makeover.” Other teams have changed since the end of last season. Not like they have. David Stearns is the Mets' president of baseball operations.

Did your team get better or worse? For Mets fans, according to Brad Doolittle of ESPN, “the moment Pete Alonso signed with the Orioles, it might have become all but impossible for [GM] David Stearns' offseason work to receive positive reviews in New York.