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The Mets aren’t the only team facing a crisis

Nypost · · 257 words · By Joel Sherman
MLB Team Performance Organizational Accountability
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/sports/mets-joined-in-mlb-crisis-by-astros-phillie…

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Mets have the majors’ second-largest payroll for luxury-tax purposes between the Dodgers and the Yankees.”
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The provided web results mention the Dodgers have a league-high payroll and the Mets are on track to lead or be high, but they do not provide a specific ranked list confirming the Mets are exactly second between the Dodgers and Yankees.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Here are 5 things that happened on its first day. In 1980, U.S. men’s hockey beat the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice," a famous upset. What Olympic medal did the U.S. team win two days later? Ans…
https://apnews.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/
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“Then come, in order, the Phillies, the Blue Jays and Red Sox.”
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While one source mentions the Yankees, Phillies, Blue Jays, and Dodgers all exceeded the second luxury-tax threshold, it does not establish the specific order of their payroll sizes as claimed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers’ league-high $394 million payroll.
https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll
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web search NEUTRAL — The Yankees, Phillies, Blue Jays and Dodgers also each received a 10-pick penalty on their first selection for exceeding the second luxury-tax threshold, leaving their first picks as part of the Compe…
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25425794-2026-mlb-mock-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets are on track to lead the majors in luxury tax payroll at about $250 million -- and owner Steve Cohen has heard that baseball's new luxury tax level is being nicknamed after him.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33496939/new-york-mets-o…
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“The Astros are 11th.”
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Evidence states Houston's payroll is 'just a touch below the first luxury tax line', but does not explicitly confirm they are ranked 11th.
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web search NEUTRAL — puts Houston’s projected payroll just a touch below the first luxury tax line.
https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll
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web search NEUTRAL — Houston Astros. Los Angeles Angels. Seattle Mariners.Avg Age Team. Total Payroll Allocations. Active 26-Man. Injured.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/
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web search NEUTRAL — Raw payrolls and luxury tax payrolls are measured differently. Payrolls include salaries, prorated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income, and earned bonuses. In some cases, parts of sa…
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32918902/report-mlb-payr…
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“The Mets, Phillies, Blue Jays, Red Sox and Astros completed play Tuesday a combined 43-74”
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No evidence provided contains the specific combined win-loss record (43-74) for these five teams.
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web search NEUTRAL — One of the fastest guys in the bigs has one of the world's slowest pets.The Cubs have their longest home win streak since 1935 after their 15th straight, also tying them for MLB's best record.
https://www.mlb.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees have control of the MLB's centerfielder market after Trent Grisham signed his qualifying offer this past week.“So Grisham’s departure from free agency was a huge detriment to team…
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new-york-yankees/news/ml…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1941-42 Philadelphia Phillies were a terrible franchise having a couple of terrible years. Actually, calling this franchise “terrible” is praising with faint damnation. From 1918 through 1948, the…
https://grantland.com/features/hoarding-prospects-being-horr…
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“the Mets’ David Stearns, the Phillies’ Dave Dombrowski, the Astros’ Dana Brown, the Blue Jays’ Ross Atkins and the Red Sox’s Craig Breslow”
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Multiple search results confirm David Stearns is the Mets GM. However, the other specific pairings (Dombrowski/Phillies, Brown/Astros, Atkins/Blue Jays, Breslow/Red Sox) are not explicitly confirmed as 'architects' in the provided snippets, though Stearns is clearly linked to the Mets.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Mets traded two top-100 prospects for Peralta in the winter, and they’d be slated to land a draft pick (after the fourth round) were he to sign elsewhere this offseason. I would think Peralta woul…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7262520/2026/05/08/mets-tra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mets general manager David Stearns built the prospect list to strong prospects at every level. Yet, he can't develop three on the MLB roster.
https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-david-stearn…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Phillies thought they were about to land the former Blue Jays star on a seven-year, $200 million deal. Instead, the Mets unveiled their unique and devastating spin on the notion of addition by sub…
https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-mets-dave-dombrow…
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“Astros owner Jim Crane, Red Sox owner John Henry and Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro”
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Multiple sources confirm Jim Crane as the Astros owner and John Henry as the Red Sox owner. Mark Shapiro's role as Blue Jays president is widely known, though the snippets focus more on the owners.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Astros reached the American League Championship Series in 2020 and lost in the World Series in 2021 before beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games to win the title this season. "James has d…
https://abc13.com/post/jim-crane-astros-in-discussions-with-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Yankees and Red Sox will reload, and the Rays are a constant pest.This is simply a recognition of the key factors at play. As Bregman’s likely price tag balloons, it’s unlikely Crane will foot the…
https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/houston-astros-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Red Sox played the waiting game, and it worked out incredibly well for them. Bregman isn't a perfect fit in Boston, as it already has an everyday third baseman with no place to move him and plenty…
https://bosoxinjection.com/john-henrys-instagram-picture-aft…
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“the Mets’ Carlos Mendoza, the Phillies’ Rob Thomson and the Astros’ Joe Espada.”
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The search results for 'Carlos' provided generic name meanings rather than confirming Carlos Mendoza as the Mets manager, nor were Rob Thomson or Joe Espada confirmed in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Look up Carlos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name Charles, from the North Germanic Carl.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 28, 2019 · Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles. Name Days?
https://www.behindthename.com/name/carlos
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 14, 2025 · Learn about the name Carlos, including the meaning, gender, origin, popularity, and more.
https://momlovesbest.com/carlos-name-meaning
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“The Blue Jays’ John Schneider signed an extension coming off a World Series appearance last year”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that John Schneider received a contract extension following an appearance in the 2025 World Series.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Toronto Blue Jays are showing faith in the team’s braintrust coming off an appearance in the 2025 World Series.The Blue Jays announced extensions for GM Ross Atkins through 2031 and manager John S…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blue-jays-extend-manager-john-schn…
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web search NEUTRAL — John Schneider jogs across the field in his Blue Jays hoodie before Game 3 of the World Series.He came second in American League Manager of the Year voting and, announced by the Blue Jays on Monday, e…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7140841/2026/03/23/blue-jay…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following the World Series, general manager Ross Atkins acknowledged that extension conversations were underway, and those discussions appear to be ongoing.Do you think Blue Jays manager John Schneide…
https://www.bluejayscentral.com/mlb-team/toronto-blue-jays/t…
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“the Red Sox’s Alex Cora has a World Series title on his résumé”
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“and is just in the second season of a three-year, $21.75 million extension.”
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