The Mets and Dodgers both pursued outfielder Kyle Tucker in free agency this season, with the Dodgers emerging victorious on a four-year, $240 million deal.
That takeover in particular worried Cohen, he told SNY.
“I actually went to bed annoyed. ‘Oh, we didn’t get him,'” he said.
Cohen’s Mets also lost star closer Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers he called a “mind-boggling” move when in conversation with team broadcaster Howie Rose.
It’s not all doom and gloom for the Mets, however, as Cohen and company quickly found another valuable free agent to add shortly after losing Tucker.
‘The agent for Bo [Bichette] had called us immediately afterwards and the discussions started,” he said. “You never know how they’re going to turn out. They moved very quickly.”
Signing Bichette actually puts the Mets in a better position than they would have been with Tucker, Cohen argued.
“Honestly, once it was all done and we had Bo come to the Mets, I actually think Bo might be a better fit for the team,” Cohen said. reported by Tim Britton for The Athletic. “So I think everything went well.”
Baseball divided among big spenders
The Dodgers’ big spending has drawn criticism from some in the baseball world, and MLB, the only major North American sports league without a salary cap, could make major changes after this season.
But for now, prominent players are standing up for the Dodgers’ willingness to spend money, arguing it’s good for the sport.
“I think it’s great,” San Diego Padre and former Dodger Manny Machado said of the Dodgers’ spending. “Every team should do it. … S-is great for the game. So I think every team has the ability to do it, so I hope all 30 teams can learn from that.”
Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies echoed that sentiment.
“Obviously I like what the Dodgers are doing,” Harper said. “They pay the money, they spend the money. I mean, they’re a great team. They understand how to run it. They run their team like a business, and they run it the right way. They understand where to put their money.”
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