Here's what Mets' arbitration-eligible players are projected to make in 2024
The Mets have 16 players eligible for salary arbitration this offseason, including one of their most important core pieces.
The 16 players are Pete Alonso, Daniel Vogelbach, DJ Stewart, David Peterson, Drew Smith, Joey Lucchesi, Trevor Gott, Elieser Hernandez, Luis Guillorme, Tim Locastro, Danny Mendick, Rafael Ortega, Jeff Brigham, John Curtiss, Sam Coonrod, and Michael Perez.
Aside from Alonso, Peterson, Lucchesi, and perhaps Stewart and Smith, it's hard to find another arbitration-eligible Mets player who's a slam dunk to be offered arbitration.
Once a player is offered arbitration, the team and that player's agent have until a set date -- usually at some point in February -- to come to terms on a new contract. If that doesn't happen, both sides submit salary proposals and the player's salary is determined at a hearing by independent arbitrators.
A team can offer arbitration to a player and then trade that player. So the Mets can tender contracts to players who might not be in their plans.
According to the MLB Trade Rumors algorithm that "looks at the player’s playing time, position, role, and performance statistics while accounting for inflation," here's what the Mets' arbitration-eligible players are projected to make in 2024...
Pete Alonso: $22 million
Daniel Vogelbach: $2.6 million
Drew Smith: $2.3 million
David Peterson: $2 million
Joey Lucchesi: $2 million
Trevor Gott: $2 million
Luis Guillorme: $1.7 million
Elieser Hernandez: $1.6 million
Tim Locastro: $1.6 million
DJ Stewart: $1.5 million
Rafael Ortega: $1.4 million
Danny Mendick: $1.1 million
Jeff Brigham: $1.1 million
John Curtiss: $1 million
Sam Coonrod: $900,000
Michael Perez: $800,000
If the Mets tender contracts to all of the above players and they receive salaries similar to the projections, it would add roughly $46 million to the team's payroll.
As things currently stand, the Mets have approximately $219 million committed to the payroll for 2024.
