While the New York Mets have managed to secure several high-level free agents since Steve Cohen took over as the team’s owner in 2020, them signing superstar slugger Juan Soto to the biggest contract in sports history last offseason felt like the final proof that this Mets club has turned over a new leaf in terms of being a top destination. And this was conveyed by a June 20 article from Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic, excerpts of which have since been shared in an article from Bridget Hyland of NJ Advance Media.