Mets owner, Steve Cohen, has been very active on Twitter since he bought the team in 2020. He wanted to connect with fans on a more personal level and what better way to do that than through social media? Well, he may have to take a page out of the workplace handbook about discussing your job on social media, it leaves a digital footprint.
What Happens on Twitter, Stays On Twitter
On August 18th, Cohen tweeted out his frustration about the team and their lack of offensive production.
While there’s no doubt that he’s the owner of the team and has more of a right than anybody else to have an opinion about the team, this is one of those things that needs to be said behind closed doors. Being called out for your poor performance by your boss for the whole world to see is something that athletes shouldn’t have to deal with. Of course, there’s always going to be pressure when it comes to baseball, everything a player does is consistently put under the microscope.
However, it shouldn’t be the owner that criticizes the players in the public eye, writers usually do that. Cohen only provided two statistics that show just how bad the Mets offense is right now, rather than discussing how to fix the problem with the people under him in the front office and on the field. While the argument could be made that he has the final say on things, it should be worth noting it could lead to unfortunate circumstances with current and future employees, the baseball players.
The Impact On The Future
In an article written by Ken Rosenthal, Rosenthal was able to speak with rival executives on Cohen’s decision to be active on Twitter stating that “Cohen’s Twitter presence is a source of both concern and amusement for certain rival executives, some of whom will text each other his tweets in a “Can you believe this?” sort of manner.”
One possible concern could be with future free agents the Mets target in the future as players might raise an eyebrow at how Cohen speaks negatively when they underperform.
This might make players shy away from the Mets with such added pressure as Cohen is placing on them as well as his front office staff. It was mentioned within the article that Cohen might hire a president of baseball operations in the future that will be in charge of making decisions from the bottom to the top. This also might complicate things as front executives might feel the same heat as the players should Cohen tweet about the lack of progression from players. However this shakes up, the new Mets owner should be warned like many other people with jobs, that people take note of what you put on social media.