Max Scherzer Deal Skyrockets Mets’ Payroll

Max Scherzer will be a member of the New York Mets, and he’ll make over $43 million dollars a year for the next three years while playing in Queens. Naturally, that kind of deal shoots a team’s payroll into meteoric heights. Multiple reports now have the Mets’ 2022 payroll at around $267 million to $268 million. That would clear the Mets’ highest Opening Day payroll by...