Hello David Stearns, goodbye Buck Showalter, now what’s next for the Mets?

Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo are looking at a new era for the New York Mets on an all-new episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, as the guys react to the departure of Buck Showalter and the arrival of David Stearns. Connor and Joe discuss the reasons why the organization moved on from Buck as manager, and go through the potential candidates for the next dugout boss in Queens. Then they break down all the quotes that came out of the news conference officially introducing David Stearns as the new Mets president of baseball operations, and examine next steps for Stearns as he begins to put his stamp on the team and starts to set a path for the entire organization moving forward. Later, the show breaks open the Mailbag to answer questions about the future of the Mets' lineup and if it's too early to start trading prospects for big league pieces. Finally the show ends with the end of The Scoreboard, as a champion is crowned after Connor and Joe’s season-long gambling game reaches the victory line for one of them! Be sure to subscribe to the show at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:00 Welcome to the show

1:10 Buck Showalter Firing Reaction

4:07 First Two Years of Cohen vs Now

9:03 David Sterns Introduction - What does it look like now that he's here?

14:27 Pete Alonso's Future

23:05 Billy Eppler's future under Stearns

26:46 Potential Manager: Craig Counsell

30:30 The Scoreboard Final Recap

33:23 The Mailbag: When will the Mets trade their upper league minor league guys? Who will they target?

38:29 The Mailbag: How will the lineup look different last year?

43:17 Mets Future DH: Shohei Ohtani?