The New York Mets are coming off a heartbreaking loss in the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers, and with spring training now in full swing, the expectations couldn’t be higher for a Mets team stacked with one of the most talented rosters in the MLB.

When Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns found out Juan Soto was coming to Queens, his reaction likely matched the majority of the fan base, Stearns was asked on Metzmerized this week what his reaction was when he heard the slugging outfielder picked the Mets.

Nobody was in the thick of the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes more than New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns. Of course, Stearns is