Mets owner Steve Cohen has doled out 23 years worth of contracts to 6 players this offseason for a total of $461.7M — including nearly $360M last week alone.
When Steve Cohen bought the Mets in 2020 and became by far
, everyone knew he would splurge on talent. But few could have predicted quite this level of spending.The Mets' 2023 payroll has already swollen to a record $345 million, plus an additional $76.2 million in luxury tax. Those tax payments alone exceed what about a dozen teams are expected to spend on their entire rosters next season.this offseason for a total of $461.7 million, including nearly $360 million last week alone.
Last year was more of the same, with Francisco Lindor, Max Scherzer and Starling Marte getting $549 combined across 17 years.The backdrop: Cohen's gargantuan tax bill is partly the product of his own wealth. The new CBA signed last spring featured a new competitive balance tax threshold so high it was nicknamed the "
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