It's really really nice to be a fan of a team that has a professional General Manager again. Mets really were in the desert for a while there, and I'm glad it's over. Mets simply wouldn't have had a chance without the pros who he brought in who weren't necessarily shiny options. But they'd be dead without many of these guys (Bader Torrens, Iglesias, etc.). If you'd told me that Alonso/Nimmo/McNeil would all have down years, I'd have thought the Mets would be in last place.
Obviously would say even more about Manaea & Severino. Obviously those moves were one year tricks, but it's never bad to be competitive in baseball, and the moves gave the franchise a chance this year. Who'd have even thought the Mets would have as many quality starts as the Yankees?
The only potential downside is that it could make the offseason complicated. Might have to restart on the pitching staff entirely.