Assuming Carlos Correa passes his physical — not here to be a downer, Mets fans, but it has to be said — the Amazins will have a projected $384 million payroll in 2022.
That means owner Steve Cohen will need to pony up about $111 million in luxury tax payments, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts. Which means his tax bill will be on par with/bigger than the payrolls of a third of the teams in baseball.
We’ll ask the question again: Could you build a team on Cohen’s tax bill and then make the postseason?