It pains me to have to write this post so early; after all, the Mets were busy contending for the postseason the past two Septembers, so there were other things on which to concentrate. Not this year, though. So here is what the possible 2018 Mets payroll could look like, and how much money they have to spend after shedding the contracts of several high-priced players.
Matt Harvey: $6,000,000 (arbitration estimate)
Jacob deGrom: $7,000,000 (arb est)
Zack Wheeler: $1,000,000 (arb est)
Noah Syndergaard: $2,000,000 (arb est)
Steven Matz: $600,000 (est)
Jeurys Familia: $8,000,000 (arb est)
Jerry Blevins: $7,000,000 (actual)
A.