Citi Field is one of the newest Ball Parks in the Majors and was the host to the 2013 ALL – Star Game. Despite having a great young core of players – including a dynamic young Starting Rotation, the team is 12th in Home Attendance. A lot of the problems stem from poor ownership over the last several seasons. The Wilpons are lucky enough to have a plethora of young controllable Infielders and Pitchers, the big need is for the OF going forward. The club should definitely invest some money in this area for 2014. Lucas Duda, Kirk Niewenhuis, Eric Young Jr, are simply not starting OF at the present time. Their best patrolling player beyond the grass this campaign has been Marlon Byrd – and he is a Free Agent in 2014.  Juan Lagares, Andrew Brown, Mike Baxter have also seen time out there in 2013.  None of them have had resounding success – that would translate into a playoff contender.  While some of them could improve, spending some $$ on proven OF talent, could be the right elixir to contend even in 2014.

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @mlbreports and welcome Jeff Kleiner (Salary, Roster and Depth Chart Expert for the MLB) – visit his website  here  Follow @prosportsroster

You guys are all in for a treat.  Jeff Kleiner recently contacted me about a partnership merge for the website.  He has developed a site (prosportsrosters.com) that covers all organizational affiliates in the Minors for all of the Major League Baseball Clubs. 

We are going to combine efforts to bring you the best look at salaries, current 25 Man Player Rosters and Depth Charts for all 30 teams. 

Jeff is going to provide the documents in form of spreadsheets and I am going to accompany the posts with deep analysis of what the numbers tell us from my perspective. 

If you can’t wait for all of my assessments for each club, go and visit Jeff’s website over at http://www.prosportsrosters.com.

In Speaking with Jeff, he is one of the more passionate fans I have come across towards the game of baseball.  He spends enough time in updating his MLB Facts for it to be a Full-Time Job. 

So after the usual Video Clip and READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY button, you will find some serious &*!@?!#!

Jeff updates this page below on a daily basis.  After you click on it….Bookmark it.  There is a 3 year salary forecast and stats not listed here on this page.  Jeff updates these pages daily and these changes include any Roster moves!

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the Mets Organization click here.

Travis D’arnaud (#6 rated prospect ranked by Baseball America in 20130, was traded, along with Noah Syndergaard he Blue Jays (#29 Ranked Prospect by Baseball America in 2013), for R.A Dickey. These 2 gentleman could expedite the rebuilding process exponentially for the Mets if they are able to harness their talent.

The Mets are finally going to have some money to spend in 2014.  The franchise will still be paying out $13 MIL in Dead Money for the campaign, but so far the players signed, plus that total equals $41 MIL.

The organization should be commended for selling high on R.A. Dickey and Carlos – in order to speed up their rebuilding process.  Having a lot of Entry – Level Contracts should help keep the payroll down for several years.

The Starting Pitching looks incredibly solid for years, and Jon Niese will be the highest paid chucker in 2014 at $5.25 MIL.

David Wright signed his big extension this season, and will earn $20 MIL next year.

A big hindrance to the club moving towards the .500 mark has been the abysmal year of Ike Davis.

Daniel Murphy will be entering his 1st year of Arbitration Eligibility – and won’t cost the club a fortune, for a viable and professional hitter.

The club is 4th in the NL East for Team Payroll heading into the 2014.  You can see a list of potential FA signings that the Mets might make in the winter here.

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All of the players in the Organization Minors and Majors:’

Management

Wright had definitely been the best Met over the last several years.  ‘Captain America’ will make $127 MIL from the 2014 – 2020 seasons.  At 31 years at the start of next year, #5 may see a pile of new teammates across the board.  The man has been a true professional throughout his entire time in Flushing Meadows, NY.  Wright has a Career Slash Line of .301/.388/888, and his 2013 numbers were even better at .309/.391/.904.

Authors for this post:

Jeff Kleiner:  “I have been a sports fan since the first Baseball game I went to at Comisky Park in Chicago in 1959, when baseball for me turned from black and white to color.

I have attended or watched thousands of games, always paying attention to statistics, rosters and salaries of all professional sports.

Luckily I had the advantage of watching WGN TV and seeing hundreds of games in the 60’s. Collecting Baseball Cards and then later dealing them gave me an extra sense of the sport, both good and bad.”

For all of your Salaries, Roster and Depth Charts for all 4 Major Sports (entire organization – Minors and Majors) click here or Follow Me on twitter  Follow @prosportsroster

prosportsrosters.com is the best source for following entire organizations in all 4 Major Sports.

Chuck Booth – Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner and author of the Fastest 30 Ballgames:   To learn more about my  “The Fastest 30 Ballgames Book” and how to purchase it, click here .

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