Or really, Jay Z calls the Mets to meet Cano. (Source. Source.)
According to the article in the Post, Cano wasn’t at the meeting but Jay Z was and it took place in Manhattan to discuss, among other things, Cano’s free agency.
I have to take the pessimistic view of this situation (or optimistic if you don’t like gigantic contracts). So far everything we know about Sandy Alderson suggests that he will stay away from massive contracts that go to 100 million unless they are for players that important to team in multiple ways (ie. David Wright). I just don’t see the Mets really getting into the Cano game.
The meeting was done in secret, which makes me glad in some way that the Mets are having secret meetings, and it seems more likely that this story was released by someone close to Jay Z’s group probably to put some fire to the feet of the Yankees to get them to move.
From the story it seems like Jay Z would like to keep Cano in New York to keep up the market value of Cano, the only way to gain leverage in negotiations for that is if the other New York team seems interested in the second basemen as well.
That all being said, it is fun to think about Cano in Mets pinstripes and in the middle of the Mets lineup.
