Here's a question

[Guest Edgy DC]

I was looking at the Vaughn-Appier swapout. Big Mo came to the Mets with $46,500,000 owed to him. Kevin Appier went to Anaheim with $21,000,000 due him, for a net of $25.5 million taken on by the Mets. (Whoah.)

Then the question occurred to me. Who blew the most money in the 2001-2002 off-season, the Rangers or the Mets?

Keeping in mind that not all money spent is truly "blown" --- I'm looking at it as

(Money Taken on in Salary Commitments During That Offseason)
minus
(Salary Commitments Shed in Players Dealt During That Offseason) -
minus
(Salary Commitments Toward Players Acquired in that Offseason Later Shed in Subsequent Deals [Like Park])

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, you're right. Texas can't come close here.