Mets Notes: Murphy, Ticket Prices, Payroll

Some notes on the year's most disappointing team…

• Newsday's David Lennon says Daniel Murphy will not be the Mets' starting first baseman next year. "Period. End of story."
• The Mets will cut their ticket prices next season, according to this press release (via Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post)
• Hubbuch notes that the Mets plan on making trades and signings to improve their club going forward. The team should continue to have one of the game's highest payrolls. They started the year with a payroll of $149MM, according to Cot's. Check out Tim's suggestions for the $35-40MM the club will have to spend this winter.