Source: MLB.com, “Here's how future free-agent classes look” (2026-05-02) — a notable-potential-class list, not a complete contract ledger.
04 / Acquisition board
Who actually fits this roster.
No open slots with sourced candidates.
Every Mets slot is either set under club control, not publicly decidable, or matched to a position with no sourced potential free agents. The board never fills space with unavailable names.
05 / CBA context
The rules this plays under.
Active ruleset
2022 MLB–MLBPA collective bargaining agreement
Governs seasons
2022–2026
Agreement expires
2026-12-01
Roster limits
26-man active · 40-man reserve
Competitive balance tax
2026 base threshold
$244M
2027 base threshold
Not settled — subject to collective bargaining.
Threshold schedule per the 2022 CBA (source: House That Hank Built — CBT thresholds 2022–2026). No threshold exists for 2027 — every rule past this agreement’s term is subject to collective bargaining. See CBA Watch.
06 / Financial restraint
What we will not pretend to know.
Club payroll / commitments
Not tracked — Posterior does not load a payroll dataset with a reliable public source, so no dollar figure is shown.
Club spending capacity
Unknown. Internal budgets and spending authority are not public, and this page never states one.
What would appear here
Guaranteed commitments, arbitration estimates, options, and dead money — each only with a public source attached.
07 / Roster Lab
Fork this roster into your own scenario.
Roster Lab — sign in required
Fork this outlook into your own scenario: lock the core, decline an option, add a sourced free agent, propose a trade. Every move stays labeled as your assumption, next to the sourced facts and Posterior’s assessment.
