This is all Steve Cohen’s mess to clean. Let’s be clear about that. It was less than four years ago that Cohen came riding into Queens as the white knight Mets fans had been begging for. And yes: Mets fans ate up Cohen’s through-the-door swagger, his promise to add championships in short order.
They were especially entranced by his bank account, and by Cohen’s immediate assertion that he’d take advantage of it. And give the man this: He did spend money. It might not have been spent wisely or apportioned optimally, but he cut some big checks. And he’s been true to his vow to build — through his deep resources — the kind of infrastructure and farm system that keep the gold standards like the Dodgers and Braves cooking.
But he said something else early in his tenure.
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