We waited something like three years for David Stearns to arrive in New York and work his magic on the Mets roster. Well, if his early returns are any indication, we waited for nothing.
Stearns had an entire offseason to improve the team. Instead of swinging for the fences and acquiring players who might make a difference, Stearns instead operated on the margins, shopping at the bottom of the market to fill in the holes. It was very Sandy Alderson-like, in my opinion (not the only similarity I see between these two. But that’s for another day).
When Alderson did it, fans and the media excused him because of the Wilpons shaky finances.