Who knew on the same day Cole Hamels signed with the Atlanta Braves and Zack Wheeler landed with the Philadelphia Phillies that we’d have good news about the New York Mets to report? Although the roster didn’t receive an upgrade, the front office did.
Within the next five years, one of the minority owners, Steve Cohen, will take over as majority owner of the Mets. The Wilpons will slowly faze out, hopefully ending the ownership nightmare fans have endured for many years.
The relationship between Mets fans and the Wilpons hasn’t been a good one.