The Mets are wasting no time reshaping the top of their organization.
Less than 24 hours after extending manager Andy Green to a three-year contract and removing the interim tag from his title, New York has reportedly added another familiar name to the mix. Per The Athletic, the Mets have hired former Minnesota Twins executive Derek Falvey, reuniting him with David Stearns after the two previously worked together in the Cleveland Guardians’ front office as co-directors of baseball operations.
Falvey’s exact title and duties have not been announced yet, but the connection to Stearns is the obvious hook here. The Mets clearly want another experienced voice in the room, and owner Steve Cohen had already signaled earlier this week that a front-office addition like this was coming. The Athletic reported that Falvey “He is expected to hold a significant role in the Mets’ decision-making process.”
That kind of presence matters because Falvey is not just a name on a spreadsheet. His run with the Twins included major moves that reshaped the roster and the organization’s direction.
He oversaw big-money additions such as Nelson Cruz and Carlos Correa, and he helped pull off trades that brought in Sonny Gray and Pablo Lopez. Those moves helped establish Minnesota as a club with real pitching credibility.
The results were dramatic. Falvey inherited a team that had gone 59-103 before his arrival, and three years later the Twins were winning more than 100 games.
The postseason record was far less impressive - four trips and just one series win - and that will always hang over his tenure. Still, his work was strong until the Pohlads, the Twins’ majority owners, pushed the club into a payroll crunch that eventually led to a trade deadline fire sale in 2025.
For the Mets, the appeal is easy to see. Falvey and Stearns both have plenty of experience running baseball operations for teams working under financial limits, whether it was the Guardians, Twins or Brewers.
Now they’re back together in New York, with Cohen’s money behind them. The hope is that Falvey gives Stearns a sharp, trusted counterweight - someone who can push back when the ideas get too expensive, especially on injury-prone stars past their prime.
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