Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has hinted since taking the job last off-season that his team's $142 million payroll could decrease significantly in 2012, but principal owner Fred Wilpon now seems to have a dollar figure in mind.
In a SI interview, Wilpon says the Mets' payroll could drop 30 percent -- to about $100 million -- next year.
"That's fair," Wilpon told the magazine. "If you invest your $100 million properly, as most clubs that are competitive are in that range ... we have to see what Sandy wants to do, and Sandy wants flexibility. And I'm trying to give him the ultimate amount of flexibility. He's going to have to make those decisions." (Continue)