There has been a lot of talk about what the New York Mets might or might not do this summer. One thing we do know is that, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Steve Cohen is going to bid for superstar Shohei Ohtani. I said on our most recent show that the Mets would be in the running for Ohtani despite all of the retooling, rebuilding, or reusing. It doesn’t make sense for the baseball team with the most money to sit on the bench while the best player in the sport is on the field.

Rosenthal said, “No one has been paying attention if they think Cohen will pass up a chance to go after the best player of our generation and maybe the best player of all time.”Rosenthal’s main point in the story is that after trading Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, the Mets will definitely try to sign younger players. Ohtani, who is 29, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Japan’s best reliever, both fit this description. Yamamoto, who is 24 years old, is a great fit for a team like the Mets that wants a top-notch starter who is still in his prime. Yamamoto has won the Japanese version of the Cy Young Award and the MVP Award each of the last two seasons.

Steve Cohen was in Japan to watch a WBC game (he said he was there on business for Point72), and Mets general manager Billy Eppler went there this season to watch Takashi Yamamoto. Eppler was very important in getting Ohtani to sign with the Angels in 2017.

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Rosenthal said, “People in Mets colors don’t believe that the Mets won’t reload for the 2024 season. People in the field don’t believe it. Steve Cohen has spent more money than any other owner in the history of the big leagues, so none of us should buy it.