No More Nostalgia: Stearns Dares to Trade Beloved Nimmo for a New Era! | BT & Sal
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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BT & Sal dissect Mets President David Stearns' decisive, high-stakes trade of fan-favorite Brandon Nimmo for veteran infielder Marcus Semien, praising Stearns for making a "necessary, difficult" move to fundamentally change the clubhouse and improve the team's defensive core. Stearns confirms the trade was driven by the realization that "running back the exact same group wasn't the right thing to do" and to create space for "very young outfielders" (like Jett Williams and Carson Benge) to play.
The hosts debate the emotional aspect of trading a beloved player, then clash over the wisdom of the outfield youth movement: Sal is okay with leaving a spot open for a prospect, but BT argues the Mets cannot rely on unproven young players for a winning club and must acquire two top-tier outfielders to secure the spot Nimmo vacated. They conclude by looking ahead to hear from Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner.
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