If you felt a little dizzy upon waking up, you weren’t alone. As most of the baseball industry slumbered, Mets owner Steve Cohen negotiated a shocking, 12-year, $315 million contract with Carlos Correa. ByMcCullough on Cohen's ruthless directness:
. With Lindor and Correa each signed into the 2030s, there is little need for youth on the left side of the Mets infield.
So Eppler will stay busy through the holiday season. He had operated as an emcee for a variety of press conferences over the past two weeks, with Nimmo, Senga and Verlander all visiting New York. On Tuesday morning, . His answer was the same as the reason why Correa, who was supposed to be introduced in San Francisco later that day, will now commit the rest of his career to the Mets.Cohen has operated with ruthless directness this winter. The Mets needed a closer. Cohen signed Díaz to a record-setting $100 million deal. The Mets needed to replace deGrom. Enter Verlander, tying
’s average annual value benchmark with a two-year, $86.7 million contract. Even after nearly half a billion in spending, the Mets needed another bat. When there was an opening with Correa, Cohen did not hesitate.Get all-access to exclusive stories. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.
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