In a Q&A with the New York Post’s Steve Serby, Steve Cohen noted that he wasn’t sure if the Mets would pass the luxury tax threshold this coming season. He said at some point, though, the team would certainly pass it. Specifically, he said: I think at some point we will (pass the $210-million threshold), but maybe not this season. I’m not afraid to go over it, but you want to...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded first baseman Josh Bell to the Washington Nationals in exchange for pitching prospects Eddy Yean and Wil Crowe. The Post-Gazette’s Jason Mackey was the first to report the trade, and Jon Heyman reported the prospect haul. Bell is coming off a down 2020 season, in which he had eight home runs and a 83 OPS+ in almost 200 at-bats, but he’s had an...
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In his continued presentation of being the polar opposite of the previous ownership in all respects, Steve Cohen held a Q&A with Mets radio announcer Howie Rose on Wednesday. They ended up discussing all things Mets from the front office makeup, to fan experience at Citi Field, as well as honoring Mets players who came before his ownership. Many of the questions from the event, which was...
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ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball released its schedule for the first half of the season on Thursday, and the Mets are slated for four games. This is in addition to, as The Athletic’s Tim Britton points out, the Mets being scheduled on ESPN for Opening Day. The four games the Mets are tentatively scheduled to play on Sunday Night Baseball are: May 2 @ Philadelphia May 30 v. Atlanta July 4...
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New Mets catcher James McCann was introduced in a press conference Thursday afternoon. Before the Santa Barbara native spoke, team president Sandy Alderson and general manager Jared Porter commented on why they signed McCann to a four-year, $40 million deal. Both executives mentioned McCann’s dual-threat ability at the plate and behind it. “We think he’s a great fit for...
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