Yeah, the Mets going from $142 mil to $90 mil is a much bigger slashing than when Florida cut 75% off its payroll.
It's a good time for Mets haters, because the only way any of these hacks can write something interesting is if they remind you of the money Wilpon is in debt for.
Doesn't 90mm still put them higher than almost half the teams in MLB?
Unfortunately for the Mets they are in the biggest market and they are acting like a small market team. I don't want them to constantly overspend, but they have not spent wisely. The current regime is kind of at the other end of the spectrum. They are spending almost too prudently, but they are a train wreck right now. I wish they would have decided to "rebuild" a few years back but they refuse to say that word because they are a NY team. Sometimes, I wonder if the Mets even know WTF they are doing.
I am a little more excited about baseball than I thought I would be, but I'm also glad I have MLB.tv to stream through PS3 because I have a feeling it's gonna get really boring watching the Mets come June. Just have to hope for the best over the next few years until they get some guys in the minors to mature and continue to develop through the draft.