There are reports the Mets are considering making a pitch for reliever David Robertson from the firesale-holding White Sox. It would be nice, but don’t count on him coming to Flushing.
The problem is, as usual, money. The Mets payroll is currently estimated at more than $150 million — an unpalatable number. The Mets likely want to get closer to $140 million, and trading Jay Bruce or Curtis Granderson only gets them to that number. Robertson will make $12 million next season (and $13 million in 2018), which would bring the Mets payroll back up to the current number.