Mets' Trade Flop: Stars Thrive, Team Flounders

0:00On April 20th, the Mets shook up their roster big time after last season's epic collapse, swapping out nearly a third of their lineup, including fan. Favorites like Pete Alonzo, Edwin Diaz, Brandon Nemo, and Jeff McNeil. Alonzo bolted to Baltimore on a five-year, $155 million deal, Diaz headed to the Dodgers for three years and $69 million. Nemo got traded to Texas for Marcos Semian, and McNeil went to Oakland for a minor league arm. The plan was to boost defense by ditching offense heavy guys, but is backfired hard so far. The Mets are mired in an 11-game losing streak. They're worse since 2004, while those ecstars are mostly thriving elsewhere. Fans are fuming as replacements flop. Alonzo's outpacing the injured Jorge Palanco at first, Nemo's raking with a 908 OPS in solid glove. Wirt for Texas, and McNeil's holding his own better than Semian, even after owning City Field on his return.

1:00Diaz stumbled lately with a 10.50 ERA, but his sub-devin Williams aimed much better at 7.11. Of those four key departures, three are straight up outperforming the guys who took their spots, leaving New York dead last and questioning every move. With manager Carlos Mendoza under fire, despite a vote of confidence from GM David Sterns, the Mets got a pivot quick or watched this season's level way. For good. That's the story for today. New York Mets News Today, driven by AI.