
This is Not the Year for the New York Mets to Stop Spending
11/14/23 • 30 min
With the New York Mets already well past the luxury tax and even pushing up against the "Steve Cohen tax line", now is not the time to stop spending.
Host Ryan Finkelstein looks at the Mets luxury tax payroll and explains why they are in a position where they might as well buy because their team is going to be extremely expensive no matter what.
To read more about the Mets luxury tax payroll: https://metsmerizedonline.com/mets-current-2024-payroll-breakdown-ahead-of-the-offseason/
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With the New York Mets already well past the luxury tax and even pushing up against the "Steve Cohen tax line", now is not the time to stop spending.
Host Ryan Finkelstein looks at the Mets luxury tax payroll and explains why they are in a position where they might as well buy because their team is going to be extremely expensive no matter what.
To read more about the Mets luxury tax payroll: https://metsmerizedonline.com/mets-current-2024-payroll-breakdown-ahead-of-the-offseason/
JOIN THE LOCKED ON METS SUBTEXT COMMUNITY: https://joinsubtext.com/lockedonmets
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Get $20 off these lifesaving antibiotics with Jase Medical by using code LOCKEDON at checkout on jasemedical.com.
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Score early this NFL season with FanDuel, America’s Number One Sportsbook! Right now, NEW customers get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS with any winning FIVE DOLLAR MONEYLINE BET! That’s A HUNDRED AND FIFTY BUCKS – if your team wins! Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.
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