The Mets’ first trade of the offseason? Yeah, it was acquiring right-handed reliever Joey Gerber from the Rays for cash. While that move was not questioned, they are now in the middle of a coaching controversy because the President of Baseball Operations, David Stearns, saw two of his best staff members leave for Atlanta, who finished in the bottom third in the league with a 4.36 ERA. Now with this significant gap glaring on the Mets staff, the fans are furious.

The backlash intensified when veteran baseball reporter Anthony DiComo noted on social media, “The Braves just hired two well-regarded ex-Mets coaches, Jeremy Hefner and Antoan Richardson.” The move comes three days after pitching coach Rick Kranitz, third base coach Fredi Gonzalez, and first base coach Tom Goodwin were informed t

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