In the wake of Tuesday’s trade deadline, Mets owner Steve Cohen spoke to the media on Wednesday to address the team’s decision to sell off several key players from the major league roster and retool for the future. Echoing what pitcher Max Scherzer said after he was dealt to the Rangers, Cohen told reporters that the team was unlikely to make an aggressive push this winter to contend in 2024.
“Max asked me straight up if I’d be all-in on free agents,” Cohen said, per The Athletic‘s Tim Britton. “And I couldn’t give him that promise.”
Cohen was referring to Scherzer’s recollection of a conversation the two had that resulted in the three-time Cy Young Award winner waiving his no-trade clause to give his move to Texas the green light. Scherzer told The Athletic‘s Ken Rosenthal that both Cohen and general manager Billy Eppler said the team’s focus would be more set on 2025 than contending in ’24.
