Mets' Refusal to Comment on Steve Cohen's Ownership Status Doesn't Seem Good

Not long ago it felt like the New York Mets were in the limelight of baseball. An unexpected run to the 2015 World Series ended with redemption for the Kansas City Royals, and ever since, the Mets have been met with mediocrity.

New York fans thought they had experienced the worst of it this offseason after resorting to hiring Luis Rojas as manager, after Carlos Beltran stepped down having never managed a game for the Mets, but now the team has ownership problems to deal with.

A deal that would have made Steve Cohen a majority owner of the team was all but in place before New York released a statement Tuesday in response to reports of Cohen not holding up his end. Surely majority owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon would have reassured Mets fans if this wasn't the case. Instead they delayed the inevitable and refrained from comment due to "a mutual non-disclosure agreement."

Just when New York thought it was done with the Wilpons, there's now deliberation before the club's sale is made official. The closer it gets to Opening Day, the more likely it is the Wilpons hold off on divesting their share for far longer than the five years Mets fans were promised until Cohen's full-scale arrival.

The Mets really have been through it all this offseason. That can only mean the more entertaining storylines for New York in 2020 are off the field, not on it.