Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns met with the media on Monday to discuss the trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien.

The New York Mets made the first major move of the offseason on Sunday when they made a deal with the Texas Rangers, sending them outfielder Brandon Nimmo in exchange for second baseman Marcus Semien.

The Mets could use an ace for their rotation, but for now president of baseball operations David Stearns is just trying to size up the inventory.

David Stearns said the Mets would love to have the two free agents back, but stressed that it's too early to handicap the free-agent market.

In a November 10 article, SNY's Mets insider Andy Martino conveyed the most likely scenario where slugger Pete Alonso will return to the New York Mets next seas

In addressing the Mets' decision to trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien, GM David Stearns said "last year wasn't good enough and running it back with the exact same group wasn't the right thing to do.

It appears that David Stearns realizes that his New York Mets cannot win the World Series with some of their current, prominent core members. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that starting pitcher Kodai Senga,