NEW YORK -- Suddenly, the New York Mets' payroll is not too shabby. With Yoenis Cespedes due to earn $27.5 million in 2016 before potentially opting out of a three-year deal, the organization's payroll has risen to roughly $138.8 million. That's its highest level since the days of Omar Minaya as general manager.
The numbers are below. Two arbitration cases -- for Neil Walker and Jeurys Familia -- have yet to be settled, so the midpoint of their requests is used. And because Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin are likely to open the season on the disabled list in the final stages of their recoveries from Tommy John surgery, and because Jenrry Mejia has 99 games remaining on his latest PED suspension, 28 players are included below.