The New York Mets went into the MLB season with baseball’s highest payroll, and at the All-Star break, they’re at a disappointing fourth place in the National League East standings. But even if this season ends up being a wash for the Mets, they’ll still have plenty of money to spend as long as owner Steve Cohen is around.
So with that in mind, we should expect the Mets to make a push for baseball’s biggest free-agent prize ever: Shohei Ohtani.
