Steve Cohen RIPS Mets’ “Payroll Watchers” in Fierce Response on Social Media

Steve Cohen's New York Mets are expected to have a payroll between $310 to $320 million in the 2026 season.

Steve Cohen RIPS Mets’ “Payroll Watchers” in Fierce Response on Social Media

NY Mets' owner Steve Cohen (Image via Newsweek)

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The New York Mets are going through a transition phase at the moment. Following a disappointing 2025 campaign, the team lost 3 of their fan favorites, causing massive uproar among the fanbase. On Friday, team owner Steve Cohen bite back at some of them and ripped the “payroll watchers” of the team in a fierce post on social media.

The Mets had a busy offseason last year and were one of the biggest winners when they landed Juan Soto on an enormous 15-year, $765 million deal. After a strong start to the season, they suffered a major collapse.

The Queens-based side went from 45-24 to finishing with an 83-79 record, going 38-55 in their last 93 games and missing the playoffs on the final day of the season. Following this, Cohen broke his silence and apologized to the fans in a post on social media.

Since then, the Mets have been in an overhaul. After trading away veteran outfielde Brandon Nimmo in exchange for Marcus Semien, the team lost 2 of their All-Stars.

After the end of the season, stars Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz opted out of their deals. Alonso, who re-signed with the team earlier this year on a 2-year deal, opted out following their 4-0 loss against the Miami Marlins on the final day.

A few days later, Diaz also opted out of his deal. The 3-time All-Star closing pitcher would then join the Los Angeles Dodgers on a 3-year, $66 million deal. Just a day later, reports emerged that Alonso had penned down a 5-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles.

Amidst this, several fans had been criticizing Cohen and the team front office. On Friday, the Mets owner fired back at the backlash of the fans, likely fueled by a Mets’ news aggregator, which seemingly misinterpreted an article from the New York Post.

As typical, the usual idiots misinterpreting a [New York] Post article on Mets payroll for ‘ 26. I can’t imagine our payroll to be lower than last year. It’s always hard to predict but that would be my best guess.

Steve Cohen on X

As per Spotrac, the Mets had a payroll of $341.7 million. It was the second largest in the MLB, only behind Los Angeles Dodgers’ $350 million. According to the New York Post, the team is expected to have a payroll around $310 to $320 million. In another post on X, Cohen seemingly expressed that the “payroll watchers” have no idea how things work.

Payroll watchers always forget to budget for waiver claims, player movement from minors to majors and trade deadline moves. That’s how it typically works.

Steve Cohen on X

Steve Cohen recently reassured fans following loss of team’s star players

After a massive failure in the 2025 season, the New York Mets lost some of their key players. Following the loss of Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso, Steve Cohen reassured the fans.

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Steve Cohen (Image via Bloomberg)

In a conversation with Jon Heyman, the 69-year-old expressed that there is lot of time for the team in the offseason to build a championship-winning team.

The Mets have made some moves in the offseason. After Diaz opted out of his deal, the team roped in ex-New York Yankees star Devin Williams on a 3-year, $51 million deal.

After losing Alonso to the Orioles, the team brought in Jorge Polanco. The National League East side got the veteran infielder on a 2-year, $40 million deal.

Earlier this week, they added another former Yankees star to their team. The team agreed a 2-year, $22 million deal with Luke Weaver. They are reported to be making him a starting pitcher once again after the 32-year-old spend two seasons in the Bronx as a relief pitcher.

The team still has some holes to fill. Time will tell what other moves Steve Cohen and the front office will make in the offseason.

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