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00:00Glove hurts. Met shockingly dump fan favorite Nimmo and deal for Simeon, a defensive whiz.

00:06Look guys, we all know what Brendan Nimmo meant to the organization and of course the fan base.

00:11But Amazons, I need you to get ready and get out of your feelings because I think that this is going to be

00:16the first of many strictly business decisions that are going to be made by David Stearns this offseason.

00:22Now we can respect a core group of players and we can fall in love with their personalities

00:28and their personal production during the time that they're with an organization.

00:32But the bottom line is, in professional sports, when you ain't winning, changes are going to get made.

00:38And Brendan Nimmo is or now was a part of a core group of guys that they just ain't been getting it done lately, consistently.

00:46We say it all the time in the locker room as players, IJB, it's just business.

00:51First it's Nimmo, now brace yourselves for some other fan favors to be dealt.

00:55So bringing in Marcus Simeon means that they're probably going to part ways with Jeff McNeil,

01:00who plays second base, but maybe not.

01:02He can play in the outfield.

01:04Edwin Diaz, we love the trumpets.

01:06But if you're David Stearns, are you going to give four or five years to a closer who turns 32 during spring training?

01:12And of course, there's the whole Pete Alonso situation.

01:15Now I think Alonso stays because you can't deal away all of the fan favorites, but he is a liability on defense.

01:23If Pete's willing to make the move to DH, maybe he stays.

01:27When you remove all of the emotion and you sit back and you analyze this trade,

01:31moving Brendan Nimmo was the right thing to do to not only shake up the core, but to refresh it as well.

01:37And it also gives you a chance to go after Cal Tucker or maybe even Cody Bellinger in free agency.

01:43Plus, you're bringing in a guy in Marcus Simeon who just won his second career gold glove,

01:48recorded seven outs above average, which placed him in the league's 92nd percentile for range.

01:53And he's also rated among one of the game's best base runners.

01:56No brainer.

01:57If you woke up upset about Nimmo getting dealt, just remember this team, this core has to be built to beat the Dodgers.

02:05Get out your feelings.

02:06It's just business.

02:07For more of the Brendan Nimmo, Marcus Simeon trade, and all things Mets,

02:11head on over to NewYorkPost.com slash sports.