With the New York Mets off to a 1-6 start in June and three games under .500, a team insider offers a big update on if heads could soon roll from an ownership that may be growing impatient.
The New York Mets entered the 2023 season with the most expensive roster in team history and one of the most bloated MLB has ever seen. Just in their starting rotation, they have a pair of players making $43 million a piece for this season. Unsurprisingly there are high expectations.
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Yet, a little over two months into the 2023 season the New York Mets have underperformed in a major way. And the last week has been a low point in this year’s campaign. After being swept at home by the Blue Jays over the weekend, they blew leads in all three of their games to division rivals the Atlanta Braves earlier this week.
The team now has a seriously disappointing 30-33 record to start June and there are major doubts about if they can even make the MLB playoffs, let alone bring the franchise their first championship since 1986. It has made some wonder if owner Steven Cohen is growing impatient in his third season with the franchise. Especially due to how much money he has invested in the roster over that time.
New York Mets record in June: 1-6
On Friday, New York Mets insider Andy Martino wrote about the possibility of Cohen following in the footsteps of former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner as a hot-headed boss of a New York baseball willing to pull the trigger on firing general managers, skippers, and trading away underperforming stars. However, it seems that Cohen is expected to practice patience despite the team’s putrid play of late.
“Cohen and GM Billy Eppler [are] speaking frequently but rationally while trying to figure out what is going wrong and how they can fix it. Make no mistake: Employees speak of Cohen as a demanding boss, and not one averse to eventual changes. … But if Cohen ever were to fire a GM or manager, he would not do it because of a disappointing series, or even necessarily a disappointing season.
“Eppler is likely here for the long term, while the 67-year-old Showalter was always going to be a relative short-timer compared to his immediate boss. The Mets have never abandoned the idea of adding a high-ranking baseball executive, but any new hire would work with Eppler, not replace him.”
– Andy Martino
Martino also noted that it is very unlikely the New York Mets would make a desperate move and trade away a top prospect since Cohen is a firm believer in building a franchise long-term through the farm system.