by John from Albany
MLB.com: Cohen’s goal for Mets: Champs in 3-5 years.
NY Post: Fans will see Mets finally spend like a major-market team.
Jeff Passan ESPN.com: Saying New York Mets ‘should set high goals,’ owner Steve Cohen begins team’s bold, new era. “In other words, Steve Cohen said, he is going to be everything that the Mets haven’t been.”
Forbes.com: Meet The New Boss — Steve Cohen. Not The Same As The Old Boss.
Syracuse.com: New Mets president slots Binghamton into organization’s minor league lineup. While the confirmation wasn’t a surprise in Syracuse, Brooklyn or St. Lucie, it did cause a sigh of relief in Binghamton. The Rumble Ponies were one of the teams speculated as a candidate for contraction under a new Professional Baseball agreement being negotiated between the minors and majors. Alderson also indicated that Brooklyn, currently a short-season New York-Penn League team, will make the move to a full season-squad. The Columbia Fireflies and Kingsport Mets, both Class A teams, are gone as affiliates.
MLB.com: The case for each Cy Young finalist. “the altered schedule uniquely hurt Jacob deGrom, who made all 12 of his starts against the potent offenses of the NL and AL East.”
MLB.com: Experts agree Realmuto going to [this] team. The MLB writers think it is the Mets.
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If Uncle Stevie desires Trevor Bauer to become a Met then he’ll make it happen! He is also very interested in Charlie Morton too. He can balance out the rotation by adding a LSP possibly a trade for Lance Lynn or the signing of injury prone but still a good pitcher when he is healthy, James Paxton. Paxton might work as Syndergaard could be back by July so Paxton’s history is that he if often injured by July but if he can start effectively in April thru June then Syndergaard can come in and replace him. Sign Yadier Molina as he is the best defensive catcher in the MLB, and he still has lightning for a throwing arm which will help when the very slow to the plate Syndergaard takes the mound. Yady’s defensive stats or so much better than Realmuto’s. Trade Nimmo, Giminez, Vientos, Senger to the Indians for Lindor. Trade Davis for Byron Buxton which helps balance the Mets defensively, offensively and pitching wise.