I wonder how
Steve Cohen, who owns the New York Mets, and his wife feel about
Pete Crow-Armstrong's success?
Cohen had him and let him go for basically nothing, at the urging of his 2nd (trophy) wife, who, according to some reports at the time, had become close friends with Mets super-turd
Francisco Lindor. Media loves him;
Mets players despise him.
Basically, Cohen's wife is a light-skinned (White) Puerto Rican. According to A.I.,
Alex Cohen is intensely proud of her Puerto Rican/Latin heritage. So, the moment she met Lindor and his (also White) Puerto Rican wife she became immediately smitten. Lindor could do no wrong. Lindor got what he wanted.
Lindor just got up one day in 2021 and decided he wanted to play with his childhood buddy (Baez) from Puerto Rico, as the Cubs were having a "fire sale" and going young. According to some, Alex Cohen urged the stooges in the Mets front office to do "
whatever it takes" to get Baez, ergo make Lindor happy!
Well, "
whatever it took", was the Mets had to give up a 19 year old
Pete Crow-Armstrong, who was their #1 pick in the 2020 Covid Draft. Just devastating for the Mets!!!
Whether it was Steve Cohen or his wife that urged this deal on the front office is irrelevant.
Lindor pushed hard for it and it happened -- proof below!
AI Overview
At the July 2021 MLB trade deadline, the New York Mets traded outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong to the Chicago Cubs. In return, the Mets received infielder Javier Báez and pitcher Trevor Williams. The Mets made the trade largely to pair Báez with his friend and fellow Puerto Rican star, Francisco Lindor, while also adding a temporary shortstop while Lindor was on the injured list with an oblique strain.
“Like, I played six professional games,” continued Crow-Armstrong. “Big risk that the Cubs took. I don’t – I would never blame the Mets at all for making that trade. Like, that was a good roster they had, and [Francisco] Lindor wanted to play with Baez ..... but here we are now.”
The trade has since become one of the most heavily scrutinized deals in recent Mets history: For the Cubs: Crow-Armstrong developed into a superstar and an elite defensive center fielder for Chicago. For the Mets: Báez only played 47 games for New York in 2021 before leaving for the Detroit Tigers in free agency, while the Mets ultimately missed the playoffs that year.
