What next year’s Mets may look like — and it’s unrecognizable

Mike Puma
Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:22:59 -0400

ST. LOUIS — The Mets have roughly $150 million in payroll, more than half of which can be shed with expiring contracts this offseason. Overall, the team’s expiring deals total $76.95 million, factoring in club options, but that hardly guarantees ownership will approve reallocating that sum for a payroll that reaches or approaches the 2017...