Mike Piazza said Jeff Wilpon “wants to turn his legacy over to someone who cares about the team,” and it’s a “misconception” by the fans they he doesn’t about care about them or winning.
He cares about his legacy and his legacy will be "incompetent buffoon" if the next owner comes in and immediately starts winning which is why he opposes it. What other reason could there be for declining when Cohen wanted to bring in an analytics team immediately?