Even if he never wins a World Series or a pennant or even a single staring contest with a free agent, Steve Cohen’s stewardship of the New York Mets will likely go down as one of the more consequential tenures in baseball simply for how he continues to break the brains of his billionaire counterparts.
You see, baseball teams are immensely profitable, but you’re not really supposed to focus on that. The point is that those profits for years and years and years have gone back into the pockets of owners. They are not spent on acquiring more players who would happily accept it in exchange for their market value.
