David Stearns’ splashy Mets offseason came with a dastardly tradeoff

Nypost · Apr 16, 2026 · 189 words · By Jon Heyman

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What to know about baseball performance

All that time Mets honcho David Stearns was talking about run prevention, I sure thought he meant the other team scoring less.

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What happened

All that time Mets honcho David Stearns was talking about run prevention, I sure thought he meant the other team scoring less.

Why it matters

Joking aside, the $365M Mets are a bottom three offensive team (28th in slugging, 29th in on-base and OPS).

Common ground

Worse, they scored 12 runs in their eight-game losing streak while posting MLB’s highest chase rate.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Free agent signees Frankie Montas, Jesse Winker, Griffin Canning, A.J. Minter and Sean Manaea are yielding a negligible WAR for $144M?
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Claim 1: “Free agent signees Frankie Montas, Jesse Winker, Griffin Canning, A.J. Minter and Sean Manaea are yielding a negligible WAR for $144M.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to support the claim about free agent signees' WAR contributions or $144M spending.

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Claim 2: “Clay Holmes was a good buy at $38M, however the positive re-signing of Pete Alonso for $30M goes on owner Steve Cohen’s ledger.”

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No sources confirm or refute the claim about Clay Holmes' $38M contract and Pete Alonso's $30M re-signing. The evidence count is zero.

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Claim 3: “The Mets matching their longest losing streak in 20 years.”

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Evidence shows the Mets had a 17-game losing streak in 1962 (longer than the claimed 7-12 record), directly contradicting the claim of matching their longest 20-year streak.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Syracuse Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Syracuse, New York, and play their home games at NBT…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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Claim 4: “They scored 12 runs in their eight-game losing streak while posting MLB’s highest chase rate.”

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Multiple web sources independently confirm the Mets scored 12 runs during an eight-game losing streak and had the highest chase rate in MLB.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luisangel José Acuña (born March 12, 2002) is a Venezuelan professional baseball utility player for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New Yo…
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Claim 5: “The only previous times the Mets lost eight straight in April occurred in 1962 and ’63, via MLB Network.”

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No sources confirm or refute the claim about Mets losing eight straight in April 1962 and 1963. The evidence count is zero.

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Claim 6: “The $365M Mets are a bottom three offensive team (28th in slugging, 29th in on-base and OPS).”

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Web search results and Wikipedia entries provide general information about the Mets but do not specify their 28th and 29th rankings in slugging or on-base percentage. No direct evidence confirms the exact rankings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Meet the Mets" is the fight song of the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. The music and lyrics were written in 1961 by Ruth Roberts and Bill Katz, and it was originally recorded by Glenn Osser'…
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