"When he first took over the Mets, Steve Cohen pointed to the Dodgers as the franchise he wanted the Mets to emulate... They have a really strong farm system, they take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace for free agents and trades..."
"One thing that Cohen didn't mention back in late 2020 was that the Dodgers have stability, too... the Dodgers won the World Series in the truncated 2020 season, Friedman had been in charge of their operation for six years."
"This past year was the first for both Mets PoBO David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza, which makes their climb to the NLCS even more impressive... while Stearns had previous experience running the show in Milwaukee..."
"And it's not much better on the managerial side... Mickey Callaway, Luis Rojas and Buck Showalter each led the team for two seasons before being replaced..."
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