Early this year, as Mets players poured into Port St. Lucie, Fla. for the start of spring training, president of baseball operations David Stearns was fielding questions about naming the next team captain. Brandon Nimmo, the Mets’ homegrown outfielder who was drafted by the organization in 2011, was a part of that discussion.

Some GMs dance around whatever roster issues come up when they introduce a shiny new player after an important trade, but that’s not New York Mets GM David Stearns. He just acquired second baseman Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers,