David Wright took the departure of several Mets mainstays as hard as anybody.<\/p>\n
Edwin Diaz (Dodgers) and Pete Alonso (Orioles) left in free agency, while Wright\u2019s former teammates, Brandon Nimmo (Rangers) and Jeff McNeil (Athletics), were shipped off in trades.<\/p>\n
The former captain and Mets Hall of Famer called the departures \u201ctough,\u201d but urged fans to trust team ownership in the midst of a transformative offseason.<\/p>\n
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n
Former Mets third baseman David Wright. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST<\/p>\n
\u201cI love Edwin Diaz, I love Brandon Nimmo. I\u2019ve gotten to know both those guys on a personal level,\u201d Wright said during a recent interview, per SNY. \u201cPete [Alonso], I respect what he\u2019s done on the field\u2026I don\u2019t know him very well on a personal level. It\u2019s tough for me, and I know the business of baseball, it\u2019s tough for me to see these guys go. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut I look at it big picture, David Stearns has won, he\u2019s a proven winner, give him a chance and let\u2019s see how this plan plays out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stearns, who became the Brewers\u2019 general manager in September 2015, was the architect of several postseason squads during his Milwaukee tenure \u2013 despite the organization\u2019s payroll constraints.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee made the postseason five out of six seasons from 2018-23 before Stearns joined the Mets as president of baseball operations.<\/p>\n
“It’s tough for me to see these guys go.<\/p>\n
But when I look at it big picture \u2013 David Stearns has won, he’s a proven winner. Give him a chance and let’s see how this plan plays out.”<\/p>\n
David Wright gives his thoughts on the Mets moving on from their longest tenured players and the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/CBOHfqsOTz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The Mets\u2019 offseason makeover included signing superstar infielder Bo Bichette, who will man third base. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n After the Mets\u2019 collapse in 2025, which saw the team miss the postseason, Stearns said the Mets \u201cwere not gonna run back the same group.\u201d<\/p>\n New York\u2019s new-look roster took shape last week as the signing of superstar infielder Bo Bichette became official, while the team shored up the rotation with ace Freddy Peralta <\/a>and center field with former All-Star Luis Robert Jr.<\/p>\n New York also acquired swingman Tobias Myers in the Peralta deal, while adding depth with veterans Craig Kimbrel,<\/a> Luis Garcia and Vidal Brujan.<\/p>\n Those moves punctuated the team\u2019s acquisitions of ex-Yankees closers Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, first base replacement Jorge Polanco and second baseman Marcus Semien earlier this offseason.<\/p>\n