When Steve Cohen took over in 2020, the first big move of his and Sandy Alderson’s new regime was the signing of James McCann to a four-year, $40 million contract to fill the hole at catcher. At the time, those in the organization probably hoped the signing proved that a new era was indeed upon us, as the Mets identified positive changes McCann made to his game that transformed him from a career backup to an All-Star caliber catcher, and they were the kind of changes the Wilpon regime probably would not have been able to identify.
James McCann was an offensive black hole in 2022
