I didn’t think I would be doing another check on the 2017 Mets payroll so soon. But with Monday’s news that Neil Walker took the qualifying offer and Bartolo Colon taking the Braves offer last week, there are major changes to be made from the first estimate. Oh, and I am removing Yoenis Cespedes this time around and adding Lucas Duda, who I thought might have been a non-tender candidate.
Matt Harvey: $6,000,000 (Arbitration estimate)
Jacob deGrom: $5,000,000 (Arb est)
Noah Syndergaard: $600,000 (est)
Steven Matz: $600,000 (est)
Zack Wheeler: $1,000,000 (Arb est)
Jerry Blevins: $6,000,000 (Free Agent estimate)
Addison Reed: $7,000,000 (Arb est)
Jeurys Familia: $7,000,000 (Arb est)
Hansel Robles: $600,000 (est)
Erik Goeddel: $600,000 (est)
Robert Gsellman: $600,000 (est)
Seth Lugo: $600,000 (est)
Travis d’Arnaud: $1,500,000 (Arb est)
Kevin Plawecki: $600,000 (est)
David Wright: $20,000,000 (actual)
Asdrubal Cabrera: $8,250,000 (actual)
Neil Walker: $17,200,000 (actual)
Lucas Duda: $8,000,000 (Arb est)
Jose Reyes: $600,000 (est)
Wilmer Flores: $1,500,000 (Arb est)
Kelly Johnson: $2,500,000 (FA est)
Curtis Granderson: $15,000,000 (actual)
Juan Lagares: $4,500,000 (actual)
Jay Bruce: $13,000,000 (actual)
Michael Conforto: $600,000 (est)
The Mets are on the hook for $77,950,000 in already-committed dollars.