d'Kong76 wrote: And just another slant, the Mets had approximately 15 players aged 25 and under this season. Of course the payroll is lower, the younger guys don't make as much? Just thinking out loud. That's definitely a piece of it, and as such, it means that on one hand, they should have some payroll flexibility on the upper end, and on another hand, they need to figure out what they've got with some of these kids and get them on longer deals, and on yet another hand, that's an excuse for the Wilpons to be like "What? We only have to pay Harvey $500K, so that's all we're paying him." You have to take care of Harvey, Familia, and Duda before arbitration, and then get Flores, d'Arnaud, and deGrom signed for safety as well.