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          New York Mets

          Commish OK with Mets' payroll level

          • Adam Rubin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 28, 2015, 11:14 PM ET
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          Commissioner Rob Manfred assumed the lead role with MLB this week.

          New MLB commissioner Rob Manfred offered no objection to the Mets' payroll level, which is projected to remain less than $100 million again this season.

          "I’m a huge fan of Sandy Alderson," Manfred told Foxsports.com. "I think Sandy Alderson is as good a general manager today as there is in the game. You could go back 20 years and argue that he’s one of the best.

          "I think they have developed a strategy with respect to the Mets. They’re going to try to grow from within so that they have a team that can be competitive and sustainable, and I have no doubt that as that process continues and it requires the owners of the Mets to invest additional dollars in payroll that they are going to be willing and able to do that."