From EssentiallySports · Utsav Gupta · · 40s
Steve Cohen's Urgent Mets Move
Mets owner Steve Cohen faces urgent decisions as team misses playoffs twice in a row.
In brief
Mets owner Steve Cohen faces urgent decisions as team misses playoffs twice in a row. Mets owner Steve Cohen must act quickly to avoid a transaction freeze after missing playoffs twice in a row. Originally reported by EssentiallySports.
Mets miss playoffs
Mets finished 74-88 and missed October for second straight year.
Cohen feels urgency
Owner Steve Cohen reportedly feels urgency despite team's poor performance.
“I definitely think he feels some urgency”
Front office changes

Cohen plans to remove GM and support David Stearns without a general manager.
“It doesn't have to be a GM”
Pitcher decisions
Tarik Skubal and Adrian Morejon are potential targets for immediate trade moves.
“It's a decision he can make immediately”
Transaction freeze risk
Mets face transaction freeze due to CBA expiration and luxury tax overage.
“A work stoppage appears almost inevitable”
The key point
Mets owner Steve Cohen must act quickly to avoid a transaction freeze after missing playoffs twice in a row.





