The Mets have entered a brave new world. Behind new owner Steve Cohen and his deep pockets, the team has been active both on the trade market and in free agency, spending in ways that fans have not witnessed since the pre-Madoff days. All this has happened while other clubs have been jettisoning payroll with alarming regularity in the wake of perceived (and, most likely, exaggerated) losses from the pandemic-shortened season.
The Mets have already added one of the best players in all of baseball in Francisco Lindor in a blockbuster trade that also netted a stellar starting pitcher in Carlos Carrasco.