Mets and Phillies have nearly $700M in combined payroll and are already in trouble of missing playoffs
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The Mets and Phillies are both 9-19 despite massive payrolls, with star players struggling and playoff probabilities dropping from 85% to the low 30s.
Yes, its still early in the 2026 Major League Baseball season. Through Sundays games, most teams have played just 17% of the 162-game schedule. But it is getting late in a hurry for two of the teams …