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Mets Owner Steve Cohen Assesses David Stearns' 2025 Offseason

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen spoke about the decisions David Stearns has made this offseason.
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Dec 12, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; New York Mets general manager David Stearns hands a cap to New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) during Soto's introductory press conference at Citi Field. Also pictured New York Mets owner Steve Cohen (left) and agent Scott Boras (right). Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Dec 12, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; New York Mets general manager David Stearns hands a cap to New York Mets right fielder Juan Soto (22) during Soto's introductory press conference at Citi Field. Also pictured New York Mets owner Steve Cohen (left) and agent Scott Boras (right). Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images

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The New York Mets have been extremely busy this offseason.

Of course, the biggest move they made was signing superstar slugger Juan Soto to a 15-year, $765 million deal, which is the biggest contract in sports history. And their most recent move was bringing beloved first baseman Pete Alonso back on a two-year, $54 million contract.

Both of these moves (not to mention the plethora of other acquisitions they've made, such as re-signing Sean Manaea and signing left-handed reliever AJ Minter) have earned Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns a lot of acclaim from New York fans.

But the most important man to please is Stearns' boss, Mets owner Steve Cohen.

And in a February 7 article from Fox Sports MLB writer Deesha Thosar, Cohen made his opinion of Stearns' offseason moves extremely clear.

"That's why I hired him," Cohen said of Stearns' decisions over the offseason. "He's very good at what he does. He's very patient and disciplined and thoughtful and that's the kind of thing you start to see paying dividends over time. We're seeing it."

He later added, "David has a way of doing things that kind of really fits into my philosophy. I totally get where he's coming from and why he's doing what he's doing. I share those philosophies."

It hasn't taken Stearns long to endear himself to not only Cohen, but to the entire Mets fanbase. But he likely won't become a legend within the franchise until they produce a World Series championship while he's the one making roster decisions.

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GRANT YOUNG

Grant Young covers the New York Mets and Women’s Basketball for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco, where he also played Division 1 baseball for five years. He believes Mark Teixeira should have been a first ballot MLB Hall of Fame inductee.

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