Looking at who’s in and out at the Mets after David Stearns’ big changes
NY Post
After a wildly disappointing 2025, David Stearns vowed to make significant changes to the team, and the players and coaches who show up to Port St. Lucie in a few weeks will look a lot different than last year.
As Stearns said this week, “There’s gonna be a lot of guys in our clubhouse who really have no affiliation at all with what happened to us in ’25. And I think that’s healthy and I think that’s good for us.”
Here’s a look at who’s here — and who’s not.
After losing Pete Alonso, the Mets waited to add another big right-handed bat. They got Bichette, one of the best ball-to-bat hitters in the game and considered an excellent clubhouse presence. Can the longtime shortstop play third base? We’re about to find out, but he only turns 28 in March and is an excellent athlete — although he’s had some injuries.
Arrived in a trade from Stearns’ old Brewers team, along with right-hander Tobias Myers. Expected to pitch near or at the top of the rotation, the 29-year-old is due to be a free agent following this season, so the pressure will be on both Peralta and the Mets, who gave up a pair of top prospects in Brandon Sproat and Jett Williams for one year of the starter.
The Mets took a chance the center fielder will be able to recapture what he showed in 2023, when he was among the best players in the game with the White Sox. He’s battled injuries and had too many strikeouts the past two years.
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