MLB Trade Rumors released their 2024 arbitration salary projections on Friday afternoon. The New York Mets will have 16 arbitration-eligible players this offseason, which ties them for the second most in Major League Baseball.
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Here are the 16 Mets projections:
- 1B Pete Alonso $22 million
- DH Daniel Vogelbach $2.6 million
- RHP Drew Smith $2.2 million
- LHP David Peterson $2.0 million
- RHP Trevor Gott $2.0 million
- LHP Joey Lucchesi $2.0 million
- INF Luis Guillorme $1.7 million
- RHP Elieser Hernández $1.6 million
- OF Tim Locastro $1.6 million
- OF DJ Stewart $1.5 million
- Of Rafael Ortega $1.4 million
- RHP Jeff Brigham $1.1 million
- UT Danny Mendick $1.1 million
- RHP John Curtiss $1.0 million
- RHP Sam Coonrod $900,000
- C Michael Pérez $800,000
Alonso is the biggest one of the group, and deservedly so, in his final year before he becomes a free agent following the 2024 season. Lefties Peterson and Lucchesi give the Mets inexpensive rotation depth, but after that, there are primarily non-tender candidates in the pitching department.
Vogelbach finished the 2023 season strong, though his limited skillset and price tag of a little over $1 million more than Stewart could make him a non-tender candidate. Ortega and Locastro feel like slam dunk non-tender candidates.
All in all, a significant portion of this group of 16 could end up being non-tendered before the deadline on November 17.
