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The Move Ron Darling Believes Mets Want Mulligan On + Are We Sure Kyle Tucker Is A Good Fit For The Mets?

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Ron Darling says the Mets' Edwin Diaz decision makes “little to no sense.”

1. The Show: A NY Post baseball podcast with Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman centers this episode on the Mets’ offseason and Kyle Tucker. 2. John Heyman hosts with Mark Belusis filling in, and Ron Darling joins as a Mets analyst, former pitcher, and member of the Mets Hall of Fame. 3. The episode asks whether the Mets should chase Kyle Tucker and whether the front office needs a “mulligan” on Edwin Diaz. 4. Heyman opens by saying he is “concerned” about the Mets and asks what is going on with the team’s direction. 5. Belusis points to the losses of Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso and questions whether a $50 million right fielder who bats left-handed fits the roster. 6. Darling says the Diaz decision made “little to no sense” because the Mets had “the richest singular owner in all of Major League Baseball.” 7. Darling says the Mets now need bats, while also questioning how defensive-minded they can be when the starting rotation still has holes. 8. The conversation frames Tucker as a short-term, high-AAV target while the Dodgers and Blue Jays are also in the market. 9. Darling says Tucker would fit the lineup, but he flags Tucker’s injury history and the fact that Tucker is a left-handed hitter. 10. Darling says the Mets would not have Tucker as their biggest star, because Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor would remain ahead of him in New York. 11. Darling says Mets fans are “very sensitive and raw” after the team lost Alonso, Diaz, McNeil, and Nimmo. 12. Darling says 2024 felt “magical,” while 2025 felt like a step backward because the team could not consistently get big hits or stabilize pitching. 13. He says the Mets used 48 or 49 different pitchers during the season, which he treats as a sign of instability. 14. Darling says Sean Manaea has to be a 200-inning starter if the Mets want to limit runs the way their baseball operations group prefers. 15. On Diaz, Darling says the Mets likely want a “mulligan” because elite closers who can get multiple innings and keep the ball out of play are rare. 16. Darling says the market changed from a three-year conversation to a four-year one, which pushed the negotiation beyond what the Mets planned. 17. Darling’s tone is analytical and conversational, with long back-and-forth exchanges rather than a formal interview. 18. The pacing is debate-heavy, with Heyman and Belusis challenging Darling on spending, fit, and roster construction. 19. Fans tracking Mets payroll, Tucker, and rotation upgrades would get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners who want a quick results recap without roster debate may skip it.

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A Mets-first baseball discussion that stays sharp even when it drifts into Yankees business.

The segment centers on the Mets trying to sort out where the organization goes next, with Ron Darling and Mark Malousis carrying most of the conversation while Joel Sherman is out in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

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If you want Mets talk with Ron Darling, this is the one.

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