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| David Stearns as “The Gambler” |
By Brian Joura
Every year, each MLB team starts off with a plan of how the season will unfold. Inevitably, things happen to blow up that plan. Very few teams end up like the 1976 Reds, who had their eight starting position players each reach at least 552 PA, while six starting pitchers combined for 156 starts. Instead, most teams have some version of the 2023 Mets, where the team had to consistently adapt on the fly.
Last year’s Mets lost their starting catcher, saw their Opening Day third baseman benched in the season’s first month before being traded, had their left fielder busted into a reserve role before being dealt, their right fielder play barely over half a season, three starting pitchers with IL stints, with two of those being traded near the deadline, another starter fall off the cliff following a 15-win season, their depth starters all fail early in the year, their closer lost for the season before the year started, their emergency closer traded and watched 20-plus relievers put up lousy years.
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