Joe Benigno

He wants flexible, athletic baseball players on short-term deals.

This is the epitome of what David Stearns would like to do.

Now, does it make them better?

Does it make them better?

I don't know.

I don't know if it makes them better.

Right now, it's hard to say it does.

You got to see where the plan is.

But we'll get to Michael King as it sounds like he's going to limit himself to the American League East.

And we'll get to my idea and my thoughts on his connection still to the New York Yankees.

But it sounds like the Mets aren't interested in any of these pitchers in free agency.

It sounds like they're going to have to make big-time trades.

They have to impact the rotation in some way.

They're open to trading Tong.

They have prospects to trade, no doubt.

But, I mean, I don't know where this goes.

Now, there's a lot of rumors to the idea they could trade with the Padres.

If they bring in the closer there in San Diego, if they bring in Mason Miller,

Now you have replaced, in my mind, Diaz has actually been better and more consistent over the last handful of years, but Mason Miller is one of the best relievers in baseball without question.

You bring him in, you have done as good a job as possible.