The New York Mets will hold seven picks before the fifth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. That is quite the haul, and underlines the organization’s long-term philosophy and approach under owner Steve Cohen. This offseason has been dominated by Cohen’s determination to outspend everyone else in baseball in order to transform the Mets into a perennial winner. Ownership and the front office...
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Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar was playing in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday night as rumors started to swirl that the Mets had interest in star shortstop Carlos Correa to play third base. Ultimately, Correa ended up signing a 13-year, $350 deal to become the face of the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, Escobar was playing his third game for the Tigres de Aragua, his first time...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Shortly after it was reported by Ken Rosenthal, Dan Hayes and Andy McCullough of the Athletic and our own Michael Mayer that the Mets were interested in signing Carlos Correa, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that SS Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants agreed on a 13-year, $350 million contract. The Giants got their franchise player, but they had to pay a hefty...
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Free agent shortstop Carlos Correa signed a massive 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Tuesday night. In an offseason that has already seen a plethora of large contracts given to star players, this is the biggest one yet. It’s the fourth-largest guarantee in MLB history, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic pointed out. It’s also the largest...
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Could the Mets really do it? According to Metsmerized’s Michael Mayer, the Mets are in discussions with agent Scott Boras regarding his client Carlos Correa. Correa, 28, is seeking a massive payday as part of an incredibly deep free agent shortstop class. In the years leading up to his free agency, he’s seen teams – like the Mets – give record-breaking contracts to...
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Based on the aggressiveness displayed by the New York Mets front office this offseason, it can be concluded that Steve Cohen is not intimidated by the increase in luxury tax payments that he will have to make. To contextualize what is facetiously called the ‘Steve Cohen Tax,’ other owners in the MLB quickly took notice of Steve Cohen’s abundant spending habits and decided to...
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