New owner vows Mets will act 'like a major market team'

Get excited, New York Mets fans. You're about to have some fun new toys. 

Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, who assumed ownership of the Mets last Friday, told reporters during Tuesday's media session that the Mets will act "like a major market team" as it pertains to free-agent signings and payrolls. 

"Are we going to act like drunken sailors in the marketplace? No,'' Cohen explained, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). "I want to be thoughtful. You can spend a lot of money today and then tie up your team in bad contracts for the next five years.''

Cohen wasted no time getting to work before the weekend, as he parted ways with general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and executives Omar Minaya, Allard Baird, Adam Guttridge and Jared Banner. He also appointed former Mets general manager Sandy Alderson team president. 

Alderson said that it is likely Luis Rojas will remain manager through the start of the 2021 season. 

"We're going to make sure we got enough meat and potatoes, but we're going to be shopping in the gourmet section, as well,'' Alderson said of the team's future transactions. "I got to find out where it is.'' 

While neither man could go in-depth about players the Mets may obtain, it's widely believed Cohen will pursue Cleveland Indians perennial All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor en route to making him one of the highest-paid players in all of baseball. 

"If I don't win a World Series in the next three to five years, I would consider that slightly disappointing," Cohen declared.