Read: Cash Savings or Deep Organization
In a post to his blog for Newday, Ken Davidoff explains why, “The Billy Wagner trade is the strongest evidence yet that the Mets are prioritizing cash savings over building a deep organization.”
… i used to believe the Mets would spend around $25 million on payroll this off season… however, for what it’s worth, i am now hearing more and more that that number may actually end up being around $15 million, as the team looks to trim back spending… they’re not alone, though… most every team is going to take that approach, including the Yankees, who some believe might be forced to slash their budget by as much as 25 percent…
Last week, Joel Sherman of the New York Post estimated the Mets are currently paying their front office, manager and coaching staff roughly $12 million.
…add that to payroll for players, and this could be why Fred Wilpon was quoted by the Post as saying Omar Minaya will absolutely be back with the Mets in 2010…
… i keep thinking about that statement, though, while also thinking about what Andrew Marchand wrote to his blog last week for 1050 ESPN Radio, where he said the Mets might re-assign minaya to a different position and promote current Assistant GM John Ricco to take omar’s place as GM…
…i mean, wilpon never said omar would absolutely be back as GM… he just as said omar would be back…
