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2012 New York Mets

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 2011

74-88, 4th place in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Terry Collins (74-88)
Scored 650 runs, Allowed 709 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-87

Ballparks: Citi Field · Attendance: 2,242,803 (11th of 16)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 96, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 96

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2011 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Future Payrolls

Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
Age Yrs Acquired SrvTm Agent Contract Status 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
David Wright 30 9 Amateur Draft 8.075 ACES 14 yrs/$192M (07-20) $11M $20M $20M $20M $20M $20M $15M $12M
Johan Santana 34 12 Traded 12.122 Peter Greenberg 6 yrs/$137.5M (08-13) & 14 team option $25.5M $5.5M [FA-*] FA
Jonathon Niese 26 5 Amateur Draft 3.107 Tom O'Connell 5 yrs/$25.27M (12-16) & 17-18 team option $3M $5M $7M $9M $500k [FA-*] $0 [FA-*] FA
John Buck 32 9 Traded 8.101 Doug Rogalski 3 yrs/$18M (11-13) $6M FA
Frank Francisco 33 8 Free Agency 8.053 2 yrs/$12M (12-13) $6.5M FA
Shaun Marcum 31 7 Free Agency 6.128 1 yr/$4M (13) $4M FA
Ike Davis 26 3 Amateur Draft 2.168 Octagon 1 yr/$3.13M (13) $3.12M Arb-2 Arb-3 Arb-4 FA
Bobby Parnell 28 5 Amateur Draft 3.132 ACES 1 yr/$1.7M (13) $1.7M Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Daniel Murphy 28 4 Amateur Draft 3.109 ACES Arb-1 (~$3M) Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Ruben Tejada 23 3 Amateur Free Agent 2.053 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Justin Turner 28 4 Waivers 2.045 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Dillon Gee 27 3 Amateur Draft 2.028 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Mike Baxter 28 3 Free Agency 2.015 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Brandon Lyon 33 11 Free Agency 10.142 Barry Meister FA
Lucas Duda 27 3 Amateur Draft 1.137 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Elvin Ramirez 25 1st Rule 5 returned 1.069 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Brandon Hicks 27 3 Purchased 1.022 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Collin Cowgill 27 2 Traded 1.014 Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Greg Burke 30 1st Free Agency 0.143 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jenrry Mejia 23 2 Amateur Free Agent 0.140 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jordany Valdespin 25 1st Amateur Free Agent 0.136 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Anthony Recker 29 2 Waivers 0.128 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jeremy Hefner 27 1st Waivers 0.123 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Kirk Nieuwenhuis 25 1st Amateur Draft 0.115 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Josh Edgin 26 1st Amateur Draft 0.083 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Matt Harvey 24 1st Amateur Draft 0.072 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Robert Carson 24 1st Amateur Draft 0.056 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Collin McHugh 26 1st Amateur Draft 0.042 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Zach Lutz 27 1st Amateur Draft 0.039 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jeurys Familia 23 1st Amateur Free Agent 0.030 Pre-Arb Pre-Arb-2 Pre-Arb-3 Arb-1 Arb-2 Arb-3 FA
Jason Bay Jason Bay buyout $18.12M $3M
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Signed Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) *8 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Dollars Committed Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) *$79M $33.5M $27M $29M $20.5M $20M $15M $12M
Contract Options Players with any type of option 1 1 1
Option Values Maximum value of options if all are exercised $25M $10M $11M
Arb Eligible Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) 1-0-0-0 4-3-0-0 4-4-3-0 12-4-4-1 0-12-4-0 0-0-12-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Arb Costs Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) †$3M $14.9M $29.3M $51.8M $48M $46.8M $0 $0
Other Players Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) 16 16 12 2 8 12 24 24
Other Costs Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) $8M $8M $6M $1M $4M $6M $12M $12M
Payroll (no options) Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) $90M $56.4M $62.3M $81.8M $72.5M $72.8M $27M $24M
Payroll (options) Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) $90M $80.9M $62.3M $81.8M $82M $83.3M $27M $24M

* - This is not intended as an accurate payroll accounting for current. Trades are not prorated, new debuts are not added, incentives are not included.
† - 2013 arbitration projections are provided by Matt Swartz and MLBTradeRumors.com. Please check the link for a description of process and a lot more great transaction content.
All salary values are VERY unofficial. On occasion, we have estimated arbitration eligibility.
Future arbitration eligibility assumes players will play full major league seasons.
Signing bonuses are as of now all assumed to have been paid at the time of signing.
For information like contract history, contract incentives, and more, we heartily recommend Cot's Contracts
Unsigned players salaries are estimated based on the last three years of salary data:
    $500k for pre-arbitration, $1.7M for 1st-year arb, $2.7M for 2nd-year-arb, $3.9M for 3rd-year-arb, $5M for 4th-year-arb.
Please let us know if you find any errors, updates, or corrections

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Manny Acosta 31 R R 6' 4" 215 May 1, 1981 6 45 0 44 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.2 $875,000
Miguel Batista 41 R R 6' 1" 210 Feb 19, 1971 18 30 5 26 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 $750,000
Mike Baxter 27 L R 6' 0" 195 Dec 7, 1984 3 89 45 89 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 45 63 1 35 1 0.3 $480,000
Jason Bay 33 R R 6' 2" 210 Sep 20, 1978 10 70 54 70 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 65 0 7 2 -1.3 $16,000,000
Pedro Beato 25 R R 6' 4" 220 Oct 27, 1986 2 7 0 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $487,500
Tim Byrdak 38 L L 5' 11" 190 Oct 31, 1973 11 56 0 51 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $1,000,000
D.J. Carrasco 35 R R 6' 4" 215 Apr 12, 1977 8 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $1,200,000
Robert Carson 23 L L 6' 4" 240 Jan 23, 1989 1st 17 0 16 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Ronny Cedeno 29 R R 6' 0" 195 Feb 2, 1983 8 78 42 78 56 0 0 0 28 3 27 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 0.3 $1,200,000
Ike Davis 25 L L 6' 4" 230 Mar 22, 1987 3 156 137 156 148 0 0 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.7 $506,690
R.A. Dickey 37 R R 6' 2" 215 Oct 29, 1974 10 34 33 33 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 $4,250,000 All-Star
Lucas Duda 26 L R 6' 4" 255 Feb 3, 1986 3 121 108 121 108 0 0 6 0 0 0 24 0 81 105 5 11 0 -1.4 $497,318
Josh Edgin 25 L L 6' 1" 225 Dec 17, 1986 1st 34 0 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Jack Egbert 29 L R 6' 3" 220 May 12, 1983 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jeurys Familia 22 R R 6' 4" 230 Oct 10, 1989 1st 8 1 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Frank Francisco 32 R R 6' 2" 250 Sep 11, 1979 8 48 0 45 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 $5,500,000
Dillon Gee 26 R R 6' 1" 205 Apr 28, 1986 3 17 17 15 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 $502,000
Scott Hairston 32 R R 6' 0" 205 May 25, 1980 9 134 86 134 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 14 48 108 0 38 1 1.5 $1,100,000
Justin Hampson 32 L L 6' 1" 205 May 24, 1980 4 13 0 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Matt Harvey 23 R R 6' 4" 225 Mar 27, 1989 1st 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.9
Jeremy Hefner 26 R R 6' 4" 215 Mar 11, 1986 1st 26 13 25 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3
Rob Johnson 29 R R 6' 1" 220 Jul 22, 1982 6 17 15 17 17 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.2
Fred Lewis 31 L R 6' 2" 205 Dec 9, 1980 7 18 3 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 6 0 11 1 -0.3
Zach Lutz 26 R R 6' 1" 220 Jun 3, 1986 1st 7 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 -0.2
Collin McHugh 25 R R 6' 2" 195 Jun 19, 1987 1st 8 4 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0
Jenrry Mejia 22 R R 6' 0" 205 Oct 11, 1989 2 5 3 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Daniel Murphy 27 L R 6' 2" 205 Apr 1, 1985 4 156 136 156 144 0 0 12 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 1.2 $512,198
Mike Nickeas 29 R R 6' 0" 215 Feb 13, 1983 3 47 35 47 44 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 -0.7 $480,880
Jonathon Niese 25 L L 6' 4" 215 Oct 27, 1986 5 30 30 28 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.7 $769,500
Kirk Nieuwenhuis 24 L R 6' 3" 215 Aug 7, 1987 1st 91 69 91 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 50 20 83 0 15 1 0.0
Garrett Olson 28 R L 6' 1" 205 Oct 18, 1983 6 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Bobby Parnell 27 R R 6' 4" 200 Sep 8, 1984 5 74 0 70 74 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 $504,000
Mike Pelfrey 28 R R 6' 7" 250 Jan 14, 1984 7 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 $5,675,000
Omar Quintanilla 30 L R 5' 9" 185 Oct 24, 1981 7 29 21 29 25 0 0 0 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.5
Elvin Ramirez 24 R R 6' 3" 210 Oct 10, 1987 1st 20 0 18 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Ramon Ramirez 30 R R 5' 11" 200 Aug 31, 1981 7 58 0 57 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $2,650,000
Jon Rauch 33 R R 6' 11" 290 Sep 27, 1978 10 73 0 68 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 $3,500,000
Vinny Rottino 32 R R 6' 1" 215 Apr 7, 1980 5 18 9 18 14 0 0 7 0 2 0 8 0 0 8 1 5 0 0.0
Johan Santana 33 L L 6' 0" 210 Mar 13, 1979 12 21 21 19 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $24,000,000
Josh Satin 27 R R 6' 2" 200 Dec 23, 1984 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Chris Schwinden 25 R R 6' 3" 215 Sep 22, 1986 2 3 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6
Kelly Shoppach 32 R R 6' 0" 220 Apr 29, 1980 8 28 22 28 27 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.1
Ruben Tejada 22 R R 5' 11" 185 Oct 27, 1989 3 114 110 114 112 0 0 0 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.9 $491,209
Josh Thole 25 L R 6' 1" 215 Oct 28, 1986 4 104 90 104 100 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 -0.1 $498,920
Andres Torres 34 B R 5' 10" 195 Jan 26, 1978 8 132 102 132 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 124 1 10 5 1.2 $2,700,000
Justin Turner 27 R R 6' 0" 210 Nov 23, 1984 4 94 31 94 43 0 0 11 14 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 56 1 0.2 $491,209
Jordany Valdespin 24 L R 6' 0" 190 Dec 23, 1987 1st 94 34 94 56 0 0 0 16 0 4 21 11 10 39 2 48 2 -0.3
David Wright 29 R R 6' 0" 210 Dec 20, 1982 9 156 155 156 155 0 0 0 0 155 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.7 $15,000,000 All-Star
Chris Young 33 R R 6' 10" 260 May 25, 1979 9 20 20 19 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR WAR Salary
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

2011 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers