Every year, Max over at Royals Review runs an offseason simulation, and 30 volunteer GMs take a shot at managing their team. After an optimistic situation last season, the air around the team is certainly a bit more dour at the moment, particularly since the team still doesn’t have a head of baseball ops. At the same time, there are still good pieces on this roster and some reasonable paths to improvement.
There were no official budgets set this year, with participants trusted to police themselves in terms of realism. I made the (perhaps optimistic) assumption that the Mets intend to spend well past the tax this season, and set my budget at $250M in luxury tax dollars.