The Carlos Correa saga is finally over after a few long weeks. The former Twins shortstop had deals fall through with the Giants and then the Mets due to concerns about his ankle, and Correa is now returning to Minnesota on a six-year contract.
It looked as if the Mets would get the last laugh after luring Correa away from the Giants, but they had the same concerns with the physical and the two sides were unable to re-work the contract.
With Correa in Minnesota, many are trolling the Mets and Steve Cohen for the mishap. While some believe that is nonsense, the Mets may feel like they need to make up for the loss of Correa.
WFAN’s Evan Roberts of the Audacy Original Podcast “Rico Brogna” explained why he doesn’t want Cohen to go out and make a blockbuster trade just for the sake of making one after the Mets lost out on Correa.
“I think what’s also frustrating in terms of the pivot is that there really isn’t anything to pivot to. You wanted something big and sexy; there are other moves to make – and we’ll get to those – but they’re all minor. They’re all minor, minor moves,” Roberts said (1:00 in player above). “Nobody is on the same level as Correa so there isn’t this other guy that we as Met fans can look to and say ‘Ah, eff Correa, go sign him.’ That guy’s not out there.”
The big fish signed pretty early on in free agency and there aren’t many impact players left unsigned. There certainly isn’t anyone that is on Correa’s level, but the Mets may not need someone of that caliber.
Roberts mentioned that he’s been hearing theories about Cohen getting angry and letting those emotions dictate his moves, specifically with Steven Matz and Max Scherzer last offseason and the signings after Jacob deGrom left this offseason.
“I don’t want Steve Cohen to get mad right now because there is no free agent to sign,” Roberts continued. “The one thing I don’t want to see him do – and this would make him a bad owner; this would make me question him and turn on him, and he hasn’t done this yet – is demanding his GM go trade for that guy and I don’t care the cost…
“We like to talk about Cohen being the new George Steinbrenner. There was good Steinbrenner. There was bad Steinbrenner. Bad Steinbrenner was Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps. Bad Steinbrenner was trading Doug Drabek, was trading José Rijo. I know this is all a long time ago, but that’s when bad Steinbrenner existed.”
Roberts doesn’t think that will happen anyway.
“I don’t have any reason to believe Cohen is this guy, by the way, I’m just saying because people want angry Steve Cohen. I don’t want angry Steve Cohen making a dumb trade,” he said. “And again, I’m not worried he’s going to do that. I don’t want to see the Mets say ‘We missed out on Correa. OK, we’ll show the world’ and make some dopey blockbuster trade. A good blockbuster trade I’m down for, but not a dopey one.”
Roberts has long held his stance on not wanting the Mets to trade their top prospects, including third baseman Brett Baty who will likely benefit from the open spot in the lineup.
Perhaps the Mets should instead look ahead to next offseason when Shohei Ohtani headlines the free-agent class.
“I don’t want to see the Mets pivot in some kind of crazy way. Next year with free agents and we all know the names? Of course,” Roberts said. “I expect – and I always have – that the Mets are going to be in on everybody now. That’s the world we live in. That’s what’s different about the Mets. That’s why I regret tweeting ‘The new Evil Empire has arrived’ when I thought they signed Correa, but I don’t because they’re going to be that team. What sucks for us is that that’s not happening tomorrow, that’s not happening this offseason.”
The Mets were unable to sign Correa but they still improved this offseason. They re-signed Edwin Diaz and Brandon Nimmo, signed Justin Verlander, Kodai Senga, and Jose Quintana after losing Jacob deGrom, and those top prospects could take a big step forward this season.
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