48 THE QUEENS COURIER • BUZZ • NOVEMBER 5, 2020 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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With infl ux of cash, Mets should target these free agents
BY JOE PANTORNO
editorial@qns.com
@QNS
For the fi rst time in what feels
like ever, the stars seem to be
aligning for the New York Mets
when it comes to their chances of
succeeding within the free-agency
market.
Aft er years of frugality, the
Mets look to be one of the big
fi shes in MLB’s pond aft er Steve
Cohen was confi rmed by MLB
owners as the team’s new owner.
He is by far the richest owner
in baseball with a net worth of
$14.6 billion.
Under normal circumstances,
such an injection of funds would
have made the Mets a team to
watch out for. But the market is
suggesting that they could clean
up this off season.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic
and the money lost from
fan-less games, teams around
Major League Baseball are looking
to shed salary while the Mets
are poised to be buyers.
Th ere have already been some
notable team options declined
around the league, including
the Cleveland Indians declining
Brad Hand, the Tampa Bay
Rays passing on Charlie Morton,
and the Pittsburgh Pirates letting
Chris Archer walk.
It is only improving an alreadydeep
free-agent market, which
provides the promise of the Mets
addressing a multitude of needs.
Among the most prevalent is
starting pitching support behind
Jacob deGrom, legitimate bullpen
arms to rely on during the
late innings, a natural center
fi elder, and a true No. 1 catcher.
Here are the top fi ve free
agents in each of the Mets’ positions
of need:
Starting Pitcher
1) Trevor Bauer: 73.0 IP, 5-4,
1.73 ERA, 0.795 WHIP, 100 K’s
2) Marcus Stroman: DNP
(COVID-19 opt-out)
3) Charlie Morton: 38.0 IP, 2-2,
4.74 ERA, 1.395 WHIP, 42 K’s
4) Masahiro Tanaka: 48.0 IP,
3-3, 3.74 ERA, 1.167 WHIP, 44
K’s
5) Taijuan Walker: 53.1 IP, 4-3,
2.70 ERA, 1.163 WHIP, 50 K’s
Relief Pitcher
1) Liam Hendriks: 25.1 IP, 1.73
ERA, 37 K’s, 0.671 WHIP, 14
saves
2) Alex Colome: 22.1 IP, 0.81
ERA, 16 K’s, 0.940 WHIP, 12
saves
3) Brad Hand: 22.0 IP, 2.05
ERA, 29 K’s, 0.773 WHIP, 16
saves
4) Shane Greene: 27.2 IP, 2.60
ERA, 21 K’s, 1.120 WHIP
5) Trevor Rosenthal: 23.2 IP,
1.90 ERA, 38 K’s, 0.845 WHIP,
11 saves
Catcher
1) JT Realmuto: 47 games,
.266/.349/.491, 11 HR, 32 RBI
2) James McCann: 31 games,
.289/.360/.536, 7 HR, 15 RBI
3) Tyler Flowers: 22 games,
.217/.325/.348, 1 HR, 5 RBI
4) Jason Castro: 27 games,
.188/.293/.375, 2 HR, 9 RBI
5) Wilson Ramos: 45 games,
.239/.297/.387, 5 HR, 15 RBI
Center Fielder
1) George Springer: 51
games, .265/.359/.540, 14 HR,
32 RBI
2) Jackie Bradley Jr.: 55
games, .283/.364/.450, 7 HR,
22 RBI
3) Kevin Pillar: 54 games,
.288/.336/.462, 6 HR, 26 RBI
4) Jake Marisnick: 16 games,
.333/.353/.606, 2 HR, 5 RBI
5) Jarrod Dyson: 32 games,
.180/.231/.180, 0 HR, 5 RBI
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Distinguished alum awarded Queens College Presidents Medal
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Queens College alumnus Ricardo
Cortez received the Queens College
President’s Medal — the college’s highest
administrative honor — during a virtual
Academic Excellence Awards ceremony
on Th ursday, Oct. 22.
Cortez, a fi nancier and asset management
specialist, is a 1972 cum laude graduate
with a B.A. in mathematics. He went
on to become certifi ed as an investment
Management Analyst (CIMA) at the
Wharton School in 1993.
Today, Cortez is the co-chief executive
offi cer of Broadmark Asset Management,
where he is primarily responsible for business
development as well as management
of the fi rm’s sales and marketing eff orts.
“I’m honored to present the fi rst president’s
medal of my tenure to alumnus
Ricardo Cortez,” said Queens College
President Frank Wu. “A great success
story and valued member of the Queens
College family, Cortez has accomplished
a level of achievement and service to the
community that makes us proud and
which makes him a role model for our
students.”
Cortez graduated from Bayside High
School in 1967, and he was the fi rst in his
family to attend college, he said.
“I applied to three
schools: Columbia
University, St.
Johns University,
and Queens
C o l l e g e , ”
Cortez said. “I
was accepted at
all three, but my
parents, who did
not have a lot of
money, thought
Queens College
was by far the
best choice. Th ey
turned out to be
right.”
As Broadmark Asset
Management co-CEO,
Cortez shares in the
oversight of the
f ir m’s
business operations. Additionally, he is
a member of the investment team and
serves as the fi rm’s chief risk offi cer.
Cortez joined Broadmark in 2009 as president
of global distribution and was
named co-CEO in 2013.
Prior to Broadmark, Cortez
was president of the private
client group at Torrey
Associates, LLC. He has
held roles including vice
president at Goldman
Sachs as a product manager
for the fi rm’s global
multi-manager strategies
program, and senior vice
president at Prudential
Investments overseeing
product development and
sales for the investment management
services division.
Cortez joined the Queens
College Business
Advisory Board
in 2009
and served for a time as its chairman. He
has since stepped down as chairman but
continues to serve on the board. Cortez
has returned to campus multiple times as
a guest lecturer in the Risk Management
graduate program at Queens College.
An adjunct faculty member at Harvard
University, Cortez has been a guest lecturer
on investment policy and hedge
funds at the Wharton School, University
of Pennsylvania.Since 2014, he has volunteered
his time and expertise to American
Corporate Partners helping veterans
make the transition to the private sector
through mentor-mentee programs. In
addition, he serves as an executive education
mentor for the Money Management
Institute.
A trained classical guitarist, Cortez performed
on tours in the 1970s. He continues
to play for pleasure and collects guitars.
Cortez is also interested in physics
and philosophy. An essay he wrote highlighting
his principles was referenced
in the 2019 book by space philosopher
and author Frank White, “Th e Cosma
Hypothesis: Implications of the Overview
Eff ect.” Cortez is also a long-time ten-
Courtesy of Queens College nis fan.
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