Mets decisions that prove they are all in for a 2023 World Series win

Steve Cohen has proven to be more than committed to the fans and his promise of a championship with the New York Mets. With a projected payroll of approximately $458 million, Cohen has given Billy Eppler and the entire Front Office the green light to make whatever moves are necessary to reach the World Series.

Eppler, for his part, has worked intensively and arduously to fill the multiple positions that many players have vacated this offseason. Although many movements were good, such as the signing of Kodai Senga or the extension of Edwin Diaz, three shows that the Mets are going for everything this year.

1) The signing of new Mets ace Justin Verlander

The Texas Rangers made life miserable for the Mets by offering Jacob deGrom an unexpected five-year, $185 million contract. According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, this represents two years and $65 million more than what the Mets were willing to offer.

Replacing a figure like deGrom is harder than people realize. Despite the injuries to the former Mets ace, the level offered by deGrom on the field was too high to find an immediate and safe solution.

It is in this aspect that we find the commitment that the organization has to win. Eppler quickly pivoted to Justin Verlander, securing him for two years and $86 million.

The Reigning American League Cy Young Champion, Justin Verlander, is not just a deGrom-level replacement but a safer one. Eppler, with the financial support of Cohen, did not hesitate to give whatever was necessary to ensure another ace to the rotation that would allow them not only to remain competitive but also to help them guarantee a spot in the playoffs and with this to be able to achieve a run for the title.

3) The Mets had the intention of signing Carlos Correa for big bucks

Of all the moves the Mets tried to pull off this offseason, none surprised us more than the signing of Carlos Correa. After Correa's physicals led the San Francisco Giants to back out of his multiyear signing, Steve Cohen, Billy Eppler, and Scott Boras talked and negotiated a 12-year, $312 million contract.

In the end, we all know how the Correa saga ended. Accepting a much smaller contract than expected with the Minnesota Twins that guaranteed him only $200 million for six years.

A healthy Correa in the Mets would have made the team the clear favorite for the title. Even Cohen argued to Jon Heyman that "We needed one more thing, and this is it." This comment undoubtedly represents the greatest representation of the commitment of Steve Cohen and the entire Mets organization to reach a world series title.

Correa is not part of the Mets but the team intended to put the best on the field. No matter what the cost, Steve Cohen's regime is committed to delivering a title to Mets fans within the time frame promised. Moves like this one meant the demonstration of achieving the goal to the last consequence, even if it didn't work out in the end.