Mets flash cash, pays off through summer, spent by playoffs


              New York Mets manager Buck Showalter, right, and Pete Alonso check on Francisco Lindor (12) as he hunches over after fouling a ball off his knee during the fourth inning of Game 3 of a National League wild-card baseball playoff series against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              New York Mets Jeff McNeil (1) reacts after striking out against the San Diego Padres during the fifth inning of Game 3 of a National League wild-card baseball playoff series, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
            
              New York Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo (67) is relieved by manager Buck Showalter, left, during the seventh inning of Game 3 of a National League wild-card baseball playoff series against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Mets flash cash, pays off through summer, spent by playoffs