Mets, Yankees Handed Clear Message on Padres’ Manny Machado

The New York Mets are missing the playoffs for a second straight season despite the money that owner Steve Cohen has spent. As a result, David Stearn, the Mets' president of baseball operations, has to go back to the drawing board to determine what he needs to do to make this a playoff team.

A rebuild is out of the question with players like Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, and Bo Bichette, who are either in their prime years or on the back end of them. As a result, Stearns has to make moves that can get New York back to the playoffs.