My sense is that would still have been the right move, but after June's torrid run, it simply would have been so bad of a move that it would have alienated a vast proportion of the fan base. Had they not waited so long, I don't think it would have mattered that much.
As far as I'm concerned, what the Mets ended up doing was as close to not making waves as could be structured. I don't consider the traded people as any loss whatsoever, so it doesn't feel like Stearns is breaking the promise of building a strong team from the bottom up, and the top down.
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