Juan Soto is The One

Ever since Steve Cohen bought the Mets four years ago, fans have been promised a new chapter in franchise history. We were told that the days of being penny-pinching underdogs were over, that the team would be working to follow the model of teams like the Dodgers and Yankees to become a powerhouse organization that would be willing to spend top dollar to convince the biggest and best free agents to bring their talents to Queens.

As we look on four years later, has this promise been kept? Well, partly. The team’s payroll has certainly risen exponentially, and they’ve drawn some pretty big names. Perhaps most notably, one of Steve Cohen’s first signature transactions as owner was to trade for…