I would think from a revenue vs. expense aspect, the Mets should be able to maintain a healthy payroll and be competitive. In fact if they actually do things right and don't continue to spend bad money late in the process (overpriced late career free-agents) and instead spend it on scouting/development and actually signing a full compliment of promising draft choices, I think they could be a much stronger team in the long run.
That being said, if the Wilpons intend to try to recoup their losses through profits on running the team, then that would be a worst case scenario - and it could mean some (more) lean years ahead. I am very happy with the new front office, and am interested in seeing how Alderson can build with a high revenue team - not so sure how happy he is at this point, though. A new ownership group wouldn't be the worst thing that could happen...
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