Wilpon/Cohen Mets Negotiation
Cohen: I’ll give you $2.1 billion for the Mets
Fred: 49%
Cohen: It’s only worth $1.5
Fred: Okay 50/50
Cohen: 80% or I walk
Fred: Ok, but I need to stay on
Cohen: Fine
Fred: And Jeff
Cohen: Really?
Fred: He needs a job
Cohen: I might as well. After all, there’s going to be a transition period of a year
Fred: Of 10 years
Cohen: One
Fred: Only if you don’t institute analytics
Cohen: I’m going to use them immediately
Fred: Then I want 20 years of control
Cohen: Control of what?
Fred: The Mets
Cohen: You get this offseason with five years of mostly ceremonial titles
Fred: Deal
Cohen: Great. I’ll have my lawyers draft the paperwork, and you notify the league office.
Fred: And I’ll notify payroll payroll Jeff’s salary is doubled.
Cohen: That’s it. I’m done.
Fred: Okay, only doubled in year five, but he has control until then.
Cohen: Go find another sucker. I’m not buying the team.
Fred: We don’t need you. We’ll just have Allen & Company sell the team.
Cohen: You’re going to have your grandson sell the team?
Fred: Absolutely
Cohen: I don’t think it’s shock to anyone anymore you got caught up in multiple Ponzi schemes.
Fred: Wait, you have another investment opportunity?
Cohen: Bye Fred.