A Mets contingent led by club owner Steve Cohen was scheduled to arrive in Orange County, Calif., later this week to make an in-person appeal to their top priority, superstar hitter Juan Soto — the exact date is yet to be determined. It was a secret… The Mets getting Soto in the sweepstakes would certainly have been considered a very difficult goal in past years, but it's big enough to be upgraded from Derby to sweepstakes, so insiders The people are now giving them a chance to be honest and good.
No one, including Soto, will know for sure, at least until the conference in California is complete, but the Mets have some advantages in this great intra-city (and extra-city) competition. Soto is thought to be primarily enjoying the season wearing pinstripes, and while the Yankees are consistently the highest-earning team in MLB, those who view this in the same breath as the Yankees or any other team not present. That's thanks to the Mets, led by Coach Cohen, and an ambitious and expansive field.
“Apparently [it’ll be] “The Mets — they're a growing team and they have money,” speculated one rival executive.
We're only in the middle innings of this huge competition, but here's why the Mets are a serious contender.
