I didn’t think I’d be checking on the Mets payroll again so soon. But in the past week, Michael Cuddyer suddenly retired, giving the Mets $12.5 million more to spend. They did so quickly, re-signing Bartolo Colon and Jerry Blevins. So let’s see where things stand now:
Bartolo Colon: $7,250,000 (actual)
Matt Harvey: $7,000,000 (est)
Jacob deGrom: $600,000 (est)
Noah Syndergaard: 600,000 (est)
Steven Matz: $600,000 (est)
Zack Wheeler: $600,000 (est)
Jerry Blevins: $4,000,000 (actual)
Jeurys Familia: $2,000,000 (est)
Addison Reed: $5,000,000 (est)
Sean Gilmartin: $600,000 (est)
Hansel Robles: $600,000 (est)
Erik Goedell: $600,000 (est)
Carlos Torres: $2,000,000 (est)
Travis d’Arnaud: $600,000 (est)
Kevin Plawecki: $600,000 (est)
David Wright: $20,000,000 (actual)
Asdrubal Cabrera: $8,250,000 (actual)
Lucas Duda: $6,000,000 (est)
Wilmer Flores: $600,000 (est)
Ruben Tejada: $3,000,000 (est)
Neil Walker: $10,000,000 (est)
Curtis Granderson: $16,000,000 (actual)
Juan Lagares: $2,500,000 (actual)
Michael Conforto: $600,000 (est)
Outfielder: ?