ESPN.com · Dec 24, 2015
Mets' payroll currently at paltry $106.5 million
David Wright's $20 million still accounts for roughly one-fifth of the Mets' payroll.NEW YORK -- It's no secret that the New York Mets do not operate like a large-market franchise. Or a mid-size-market franchise, for that matter.
But just how low is the payroll right now?
Well, the rough estimate is $106,517,500. And that's with only a righty-hitting backup corner outfielder and setup man potentially left on the organization's shopping list. (Sorry, Festivus passed and there will be no Yoenis Cespedes.)