Mets continue to do what can only be described as ‘Mets things’

What exactly is the plan here? Are the Mets going to resign Luis Robert next season and play him in the outfield over AJ Ewing and Carson Benge? Do they expect Robert to lead them to the postseason in 2026? Of course that’s not the case, but maybe David Stearns has a different understanding of MLB than I do?

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At this point, we have to forget the fact that the Mets traded Luisangel Acuna for Robert this past offseason. That ship has sailed along with New York’s season. Aside from his stint on the 60-day Injured List, there’s not much we can say about Robert’s season, and certainly nothing good.

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In 35 games, Robert is hitting .197 with four home runs, 12 RBI, and two stolen bases. We know that the performance doesn’t match the talent, but the outfielder has also been a disappointment throughout his career at times.

Apr 9, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets center fielder Luis Robert Jr. (88) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

However, he’s also a 28-year-old, right-handed hitting outfielder who is healthy and has both power and speed. Those don’t grow on trees, and especially the fact that right-handed hitting has become increasingly scarce across baseball.

We know that the Mets aren’t going to resign Robert this offseason; that goes without saying. Their outfield is set with Ewing, Benge, and Juan Soto. The postseason isn’t even in sight for New York, so to say that Robert has no value to them over the next two months would be an understatement.

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Under Steve Cohen, New York hasn’t shied away from picking up contract dollars on players they trade to secure a prospect they want. In fact, it happened this year with Luke Weaver. They have to pay Robert no matter what for the next two months, so why pay him to sit on the bench?

By no means were you going to get teams knocking down the door for Robert, but they couldn’t get anyone to take a flier? I’m not saying that this was going to be a situation similar to trading Josh Fields for Yordan Alvarez, but you don’t know if you don’t try.

And Stearns seemingly didn’t even try. Holding onto Robert and getting nothing for him just doesn’t make sense.

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