One reason Cohen hired Stearns was to do what he thought was right and be steely against media/fan blowback. The Wilpons ran the organization constantly reacting to media/fans — and failed miserably. Stearns is showing he is going to do it his way.

The Mets’ chance to close with Edwin Diaz has a championship obstacle.

Yes, the Brewers are open for business on starter Freddy Peralta, but they are getting calls from even more teams about reliever Trevor Megill.