Mets Get Better Now, But Is This Built to Last?
Mets Get Better Now, But Is This Built to Last?  
Podcast: Evan & Tiki
Published On: Thu Jan 22 2026
Description: The guys boil the Freddy Peralta trade down to one core issue: the Mets improved immediately, but it still feels like a short-term roster with short-term bets. If Peralta is a one-year rental and anything goes sideways, the whole thing can feel like a “temporary Picasso” that gets ruined the second it gets wet. Then the phones light up. One caller thinks the Mets changed philosophy because of media pressure, but Evan pushes back hard and says the front office has actually been consistent all along. That leads into the bigger theme: the Mets’ approach to short-term deals, what Bo Bichette’s press conference really told you about the plan, and why fans keep asking what “good enough” is when you cash in top prospects. Plus: a debate over the “roadblock” narrative with Jett Williams, what happens if Luis Robert Jr struggles early, and how quickly the Mets would pivot if performance is not there. And it ends with a hard pivot to hoops: the Knicks annihilate the Nets, the “players-only meeting” story gets dissected through Josh Hart’s comments, and the real question becomes what the Knicks do next, not what they did to Brooklyn.