David Stearns

In terms of the guys we got, we've got to create an environment here, and I have to create an environment here where when players come here who are good players, that they have success here.

That's our goal.

And in a couple cases here, we acquired players who really struggled.

First of all, just apart from Alvarez, any other surgeries that you can announce?

No.

You've harped a little bit on just needing to improve the defense.

Your top free agent is a bat first, first baseman.

What is your interest in bringing back Pete Alonzo, and does that kind of complicate it a little bit?

Yeah, Pete is a great Met.

He had a fantastic year.

I said this last year, and it worked out.

I'd love to have Pete back, and we'll see where the offseason goes.

Do you see him as a first baseman, or would he be a DH option for you?

Look, I think how the exact roster construction hypothetically fills out, we'll deal with that as we get into the offseason.

I think it's a combination.

I think, yeah, we were hit by injuries, but every club is hit by injuries, and we have to be able to have sufficient pitching depth to overcome that.

And clearly when we got hit by injuries in the middle of the season, we did not have the depth to overcome that.

Yeah, look, I think I take ownership over this roster.

I've been here now for two years.

That's plenty of time to shape a roster, to meld a roster.