NY Mets: No matter who manages, Team has a GM issue

The 2023 New York Mets fared uncomfortably bad, making the case for prompt changes this offseason to be a priority. While a 4th place finish meant agony for the fans and changes for the players on the roster, it became clear that former skipper Buck Showalter needed to get the boot. However necessary this seemed, here’s why it doesn’t matter who’s the manager of the team, because the team will do poorly until this one issue is addressed.

The Mets have had a manager change each year it seemed for eternity. With names such as Terry Collins, Jerry Manuel, Luis Rojas and more having held down the clubhouse and managing the lineup over the years, the team has made the World Series in 2015 under Collins and then simply fell off the map.

It’s to be said that having certain types of players on your team is the key to success in the long run. Generational talents, such as Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, can make a crappy team appear so much healthier than they really are, just because you’re focusing on the production of that specific player and what they bring to the team.

The Mets have had a GM problem, especially under Fred and Jeff Wilpon, baseball’s biggest cheapskate owners. Enter Steve Cohen, a billionaire with a huge heart for the Mets fans, and a desire to win for the fans who desperately want it.

It’s about spending money on superstars such as Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani both, not one or the other. This is what I’m saying. Building a super team when you have the money to do so and not shopping at Great Value. If you can add a bunch of STARS, yes, stars, not ordinary guys and guys in their late 30s, such as bridge players. This is what the fans would want if it were up to them, but most owners simply can’t afford to. However, Cohen is not most owners, and this is why the league despises him.

Go big or go home. At the end of the day, the living lavish Mets’ owner in Cohen need to take chances and get their money’s worth, go crazy in the offseason and spend that money like the billionaire he is. Get the guys you want, and also extend Pete Alonso.