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 have flexibility on our payroll. Long-term contracts can limit a team’s ability going forward.

He made sure to once again say the team wasn’t going to spend money like “drunken sailors.” At the time this article is published, the Mets have about $52.7 million left to go before crossing over the luxury tax threshold for the 2021 season, according to Spotrac. This includes the salaries of newly signed players like Trevor May and James McCann, as well as Noah Syndergaard’s settled contract.

Within the Q&A, Cohen was asked about his negotiations with wrestling SNY from the Wilpons. He said bluntly, “We’re not in talks with SNY.”

There was reportedly a short exclusive negotiation window for the Sterling Equities-owned regional network after the final sale of the team, but Cohen hasn’t shown an immediate interest in securing SNY. He, for the time, is focusing solely on the Mets’ baseball operations and business.

Some other standouts from the Q&A include:

On Tom Seaver: “Tom Seaver represented the beginning of the Mets being taken seriously… They went from a team that people made jokes about to a team that was starting to be good, really good… When you watched him wind up, you said to yourself, ‘This is what a great pitcher looks like.'”

On Pete Alonso: “He has unbelievable potential… I’ve gotten to know him a little bit and he’s incredibly motivated and he has incredible energy… I’m really happy he’s a Met.”

On what impresses him about new GM Jared Porter: “His knowledge, his enthusiasm about players — he’s like a walking encyclopedia about players… Jared is someone who’s capable of taking intelligent risks. He comes with a great baseball pedigree and he has four rings. I’m hoping he gets at least a fifth one while he’s here.”

On Luis Rojas: “I’m impressed by him. He’s a thoughtful guy, a bright guy with a great demeanor and very calm. I understand why the players want to play for him… I think he’s going to use the lessons he learned last year, apply them, and be a better manager this year.”

On what he doesn’t tolerate in a workplace: “Unethical conduct. Lazy thinking. Complacency. Mediocrity.”

On competition with the Yankees: “We’re going to have a Mets way of doing things, but they are a well-run team and they are one of the teams we can learn things from.”

Cohen also talked about Doc Gooden, Daryl Strawberry, his experiences with the Mets’ World Series wins, the SNY booth, George Steinbrenner, his idols and more. Read the full piece here.