The New York Mets are hiring David Stearns as their president of baseball operations, sources told ESPN.
Eppler will remain as GM and serve as the No. 2 to Stearns. Together, they'll reshape the Mets' front office after Eppler recently fired four department directors, including of player development and pro scouting.
Like Friedman, Stearns excelled in a small market with a limited budget, going 554-479 in seven years -- an average of 87 wins a season. Never in Stearns' tenure did the Brewers carry an above-average payroll -- and in his first two seasons, they ranked last in Major League Baseball. By Stearns' third year, the Brewers ran away with the National League Central and pushed the Dodgers to Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.
It began a run of four consecutive playoff appearances for Milwaukee and helped cement Stearns as one of the game's brightest young executives. He began his career interning with the Mets, who declined to hire him full time. Stearns moved to MLB's labor relations department before heading to
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