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.

The Mets made their first blockbuster trade of the offseason on Sunday when they sent outfielder Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers in exchange for All-Star infielder Marcus Semien. Speaking on Baseball Night in New York this week, Mets announcer Ron Darling shared his reaction to the splashy trade, which he said “shocked” him.