How Mets owner Steve Cohen can send shockwave across MLB with a Juan Soto signing
As the richest owner in baseball, the splashy moves began in 2022 when then-general manager Billy Eppler made a big swing by signing Scherzer to a record annual contract, along with supplementary deals to add Starling Marte and Mark Canha and a trade to land Chris Bassitt. Suddenly, the Mets had the second-highest payroll in baseball.