"When I want something, nothing can stop me from getting it."—This is a phrase Steve Cohen often says, and he practiced this philosophy during that off-season:
To bring Lin Guanglai from the Bronx to Queens, from the greatest team in the baseball world to a "second-tier team," he directly flashed a record-breaking 10-year $755 million contract, with an opt-out clause and no deferred payment, during negotiations with Lin Guanglai's agent team, and promised that as long as Lin Guanglai was willing to join, he could even have decision-making power over the team's roster and select team members he wanted to partner with.
That winter, almost every day saw Mets-focused media hyping on social media, and there was even news that Lin Guanglai had already gone to Citi Field, preparing to officially sign.
