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Just about everything that David Stearns has touched with the New York Mets has turned to you-know-what.Stearns took over as the Mets' president of baseball operations in 2024 and made it to the National League Championship Series, but after blowing the best record in baseball last year en route to an epic collapse and following it up with a 36-50 record thus far, Stearns is public enemy No.1 in Queens.The Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza, who also joined the team in 2024, last week, but Mets owner Steve Cohen said Stearns will hold his post through the duration of his contract, which expires in 2028 (Mendoza's contract was expiring after this season).CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNew York Mets general manager David Stearns with New York Mets owner Steve Cohen during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on Oct.
13, 2024.(Thomas A.
Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images)"We’re two and a half years into a contract.Everyone forgets — does he get any credit for ’24? Does that not count? We almost made it to the World Series.
And that was just two years ago.It’s a mixed record," Cohen said to the New York Post's "The Show" podcast."I’m not gonna say it’s going great, but it’s too early to really make evaluations.
And I feel really strongly that if we’re going to burn and churn, that’s a terrible place to be.Every time you burn and churn, guess what, the next time nobody wants to come.
Is someone going to put their career in your hands if you’re going to be short term-oriented?New York Mets owner Steve Cohen defended the team's deadline moves.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)METS FIRE CARLOS MENDOZA AMID NIGHTMARE SEASON DESPITE HAVING BASEBALL'S LARGEST $330M PAYROLL"I have a contract.
It’s a five-year contract.And we’re going to live that contract out."This was nearly impossible to predict because the Mets have the largest payroll in baseball at nearly ...