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New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer (21) reacts as he leaves during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
QUEENS — Steve Cohen knows when to cut his losses, so the only way that the Mets are going to be aggressive at the trade deadline in terms of pursuing potential upgrades is if they can turn things around within the next month.
“If I’m in this [same position], I’m not adding,” Cohen said on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field before his Mets took on the Brewers. “I think that would be pretty silly. I would probably do very little… It’s on the players. They’re veterans, they’ve been there before.
“We’ll see if they can get their act together and string together some wins. I can’t pitch and I can’t hit. That’s the way it goes.”
New York’s playoff hopes are already hanging on by the thinnest of ropes. They’re 16.5 games out of the division lead behind the Atlanta Braves and 8.5 games back of the final National League Wild Card spot.
With it has come the first inkling of shedding some veteran money off the roster. The Mets dealt infielder Eduardo Escobar to the Los Angeles Angels for a pair of minor-league pitchers on Friday. Should their postseason prospects not improve, there could be more on the way.
“I’m preparing my management team for all possibilities,” Cohen said. “If we don’t get better, we have decisions to make at the trade deadline. That’s not my preferred end result, but I’m preparing for all contingencies. We’ll see where it goes.”
Selling potentially means a step back in the competitive department for a team that Cohen is shelling out $344 million to be a win-now unit. It’s the price that he maintains was necessary to pay as he continues to try and develop the farm system to a…
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