David Stearns saying that the New York Mets view Jeff McNeil as a potential first base solution should leave you skeptical of his motives.

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.

The New York Mets made the first major move of the offseason on Sunday when they made a deal with the Texas Rangers, sending them outfielder Brandon Nimmo in exchange for second baseman Marcus Semien.

The New York Mets got their offseason rolling on Sunday night with the massive trade of a franchise staple in Brandon Nimmo. Nimmo was a fan favorite; a homegro

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.

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,

David Stearns said the Mets would love to have the two free agents back, but stressed that it's too early to handicap the free-agent market.

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.