Mets’ Francisco Lindor injury expected to alter David Stearns plans

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At 9-19, the New York Mets have played just 28 games on the season. While the 28 games don't provide a large enough sample size to judge, the start of the year has been so bad that the front office should probably view this as closer to a half-season evaluation.

The Mets obviously have a ton of issues on the offensive side of the baseball, and it's important that David Stearns views this as a chance for himself and other decision-makers in the front office to get a real feel for what's actually going on.

With Francisco Lindor's injury, too, some want them to really speed up the process and get things figured out.

“The second is that Lindor’s injury must alter the pace of Stearns’ in-season evaluation. Stearns has said he waits at least 45 games to get a sense of the team he has. He doesn’t have the luxury of 17 more games. That doesn’t necessarily mean changing the manager, but it does mean thinking about that more deeply than one would otherwise. The Mets are at a crisis now, and though the supply of season-saving moves in April is, of course, low, it still might be higher than usual,” Tim Britton of The Athletic wrote.

If the Mets want any chance of saving their season, which doesn't seem very salvageable at this point at 9-19, a drastic change likely has to happen.

Whether that means firing Carlos Mendoza, making a few big-time moves to try to get better, or even trading players to improve their farm system, something will have to give, and Stearns needs to figure that out.

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