Royals vs. Mets July 7 game discussion

Matthew LaMarTue, Jul 7, 2026·1 min read

For how bad the Kansas City Royals have been, for how disappointing they have been, they have nothing on the New York Mets. Not only have the Mets been equally as bad as the Royals, but the Mets have done so with a whopping $354 million Opening Day payroll—more than double the Royals’ payroll. Yikes!

Why? Well, a lot of that dead money is going towards Bo Bichette and future Hall of Famer Francisco Lindor, and both have hit below average this year. That’s not good. And the rest of their lineup has combined to put together the fourth-worst team wRC+. That is not good, either.

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What is also not good is the Royals moving Jac Caglianone out of the top four and Salavador Perez back into the top four. But hey, Kansas City scored 15 runs with a weird, suboptimal lineup yesterday. Maybe they’ll do it again today.