When I started working on this last week the Mets were eight and a half games out of first place and the season appeared to be over. Now they are back in it, but it is never too early to look forward to next season (plus I hate wasting work!). So here is a breakdown of what the Mets 2022 payroll might look like:
Jacob deGrom: $36,000,000 (actual)
Noah Syndergaard: $20,000,000 (QO estimate)
Carlos Carrasco: $12,000,000 (actual)
David Peterson: $600,000 (estimate)
Taijuan Walker: $8,000,000 (actual)
Joey Lucchesi: $2,000,000 (est)
Trevor May: $7,750,000 (actual)
Seth Lugo: $5,000,000 (est)
Edwin Diaz: $10,000,000 (est)
Miguel Castro: $3,000,000 (est)
Robert Gsellman: $2,000,000 (est)
Drew Smith: $2,000,000 (est)
James McCann: $8,150,000 (actual)
Tomas Nido: $2,000,000 (est)
Pete Alonso: $10,000,000 (est)
J.