BT & Sal lock horns over the news that Antoan Richardson, the Mets' first base coach, may leave after contract talks stalled due to his desire for an expanded role. Sal passionately defends Richardson, calling him the "best first base coach in baseball" and highlighting his historic 89% stolen base success rate with the Mets, a stat Juan Soto directly credited him for. BT, however, dismisses the hysteria, arguing that a first base coach is irrelevant to a team's success and calling the reaction "blown out of proportion." The debate also touches on whether Richardson's base-stealing genius is simply a temporary "exploitation" of the current defensive ineptitude and the larger issue of Carlos Mendoza being left isolated as the entire Mets' coaching staff shifts around him.