Steve Cohen is not going to come in and wildly spend on big-name players. The New York Mets‘ new owner has built his hedge-fund empire on the back of smart investments. Sometimes that means paying big money for the right name, but more often than not, it’s about the smaller investments.
That’s why, according to Joe Pantorno of AMNY, Cohen’s top priority is expanding the Mets’ lackluster analytics department.
Advanced analytics never took off in Queens. The Wilpons were vehemently against the idea of numbers controlling a baseball team. Despite calls from the likes of Omar Minaya, Sandy Alderson, and Brodie Van Wagenen, they refused to expand.