Ted puts the Mets back-up catcher situation into an equation.  This is a good way of thinking about it, you know, if you’re the kind of person that obsesses about a team’s backup catcher spot.

Runs saved by Nickeas – Runs saved by Paulino + $1 million > Runs produced by Paulino – Runs produced by Nickeas

Or maybe they’ve got something else up their sleeve. Or maybe they’re really just out of money.

Solved.