Stearns’ Blowtorch: Taking a Wrecking Ball to the Mets
Podcast: The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMoniglePublished On: Tue Dec 23 2025
Description: On their penultimate show, Marc Malusis and his co-host break down the "calous business" of the New York Mets’ offseason following the departure of Pete Alonso. With the news of Alonso heading to the Orioles and Edwin Diaz out the door, Malusis demands to know why David Stearns and Steve Cohen—despite having the deepest pockets in baseball—refused to match a reasonable offer to keep the "Polar Bear" behind Juan Soto. The duo debates whether Stearns is a brilliant architect building a sustainable winner or a cold-hearted executive tearing down the clubhouse's soul. From the "skepticism" of the Mets' new casino-linked finances to the potential (and pitfalls) of a Kyle Tucker pursuit, Malusis leaves no stone unturned in this heated post-mortem of a franchise at a crossroads.
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