With the roster seemingly now virtually complete, here's a look at the projected Mets roster and payroll. It looks like a 37 percent payroll decline from 2011 (about $143 million):
Rotation
Johan Santana, $24 million
R.A. Dickey, $4.25 million
Jon Niese, $500,000
Mike Pelfrey, $5.5 million (arbitration estimate)
Dillon Gee, $500,000
Subtotal: $34.75 million
Lineup
Andres Torres, cf, $2.75 million (arbitration estimate)
Daniel Murphy, 2b, $500,000
David Wright, 3b, $15 million
Ike Davis, 1b, $500,000
Jason Bay, lf, $16 million
Lucas Duda, rf, $500,000
Josh Thole, c, $500,000
Ruben Tejada, ss, $500,000
Subtotal: $36.25 million
Bench
Scott Hairston, of, $1.1 million
Ronny Cedeno, if, $1.15 million
Mike Nickeas, c, $500,000
Justin Turner, if, $500,000
Mike Baxter/Adam Loewen, of, $500,000
Subtotal: $3.75 million
Bullpen
Frank Francisco, $5.5 million
Jon Rauch, $3.5 million
Tim Byrdak, $1 million
Ramon Ramirez, $2 million (arbitration estimate)
Manny Acosta, $1 million (arbitration estimate)
Bobby Parnell, $500,000
Long man/second left-hander, $600,000
Subtotal: $14.1 million
Other
D.J. Carrasco, $1.2 million
TOTAL: $90.05 million
Rotation
Johan Santana, $24 million
R.A. Dickey, $4.25 million
Jon Niese, $500,000
Mike Pelfrey, $5.5 million (arbitration estimate)
Dillon Gee, $500,000
Subtotal: $34.75 million
Lineup
Andres Torres, cf, $2.75 million (arbitration estimate)
Daniel Murphy, 2b, $500,000
David Wright, 3b, $15 million
Ike Davis, 1b, $500,000
Jason Bay, lf, $16 million
Lucas Duda, rf, $500,000
Josh Thole, c, $500,000
Ruben Tejada, ss, $500,000
Subtotal: $36.25 million
Bench
Scott Hairston, of, $1.1 million
Ronny Cedeno, if, $1.15 million
Mike Nickeas, c, $500,000
Justin Turner, if, $500,000
Mike Baxter/Adam Loewen, of, $500,000
Subtotal: $3.75 million
Bullpen
Frank Francisco, $5.5 million
Jon Rauch, $3.5 million
Tim Byrdak, $1 million
Ramon Ramirez, $2 million (arbitration estimate)
Manny Acosta, $1 million (arbitration estimate)
Bobby Parnell, $500,000
Long man/second left-hander, $600,000
Subtotal: $14.1 million
Other
D.J. Carrasco, $1.2 million
TOTAL: $90.05 million
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Adam Rubin
Adam Rubin has covered the Mets since 2003. He's a graduate of Mepham High School on Long Island and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He joined ESPNNewYork after spending 10 years at the New York Daily News.
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Mark Simon is ESPN Stats & Information's Baseball Research Specialist. He's also one of several Mets historians working at ESPN and a co-host of the Baseball Today podcast. He joined ESPN in 2002 after 6 1/2 years as a sports writer at the Trenton Times.
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UPCOMING GAMES
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| SDG | 17-30 | 12-16 | 5-14 | L1 | |
| NYM | 25-21 | 13-9 | 12-12 | W1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| SDG | 17-30 | 12-16 | 5-14 | L1 | |
| NYM | 25-21 | 13-9 | 12-12 | W1 |
| W-L | HM | AW | STK | L10 | |
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| SDG | 17-30 | 12-16 | 5-14 | L1 | |
| NYM | 25-21 | 13-9 | 12-12 | W1 |
TEAM LEADERS
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| BA | D. Wright | .397 | ||||||||||
| HR | D. Wright | 5 | ||||||||||
| RBI | D. Wright | 28 | ||||||||||
| R | D. Wright | 30 | ||||||||||
| OPS | D. Wright | 1.110 | ||||||||||
| ERA | J. Santana | 3.24 | ||||||||||
| SO | J. Santana | 53 | ||||||||||
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