"I talked to Billy (Eppler)," Scherzer told The Athletic. "I was like, 'OK, are we reloading for 2024?' He goes, 'No, we're not. Basically our vision now is for 2025-2026, '25 at the earliest, more like '26. We're going to be making trades around that.'
Many people took this comment with a giant boulder of salt, as if Scherzer was making the front office and ownership to be the bad guys. But here we are, more than halfway thru the offseason prior to the 2024 campaign, and few can doubt the validity of what Scherzer said. The Mets are not reloading for 2024.
If you were running the Mets and your goal was to compete in 2026, how would you approach this offseason? You'd likely keep open spots for young guys from the farm system while not adding significantly to payroll in 2025. And that's what Stearns has done.
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