Getty The New York Mets are proving a brutal baseball truth: a massive payroll can buy stars, but it cannot buy a functional identity. That is the uncomfortable takeaway from two New York Post Sports+ columns by Phil Mushnick and Joel Sherman , both of which painted the Mets as a team spending like a powerhouse while still operating like a franchise searching for itself. The issue is not just Juan Soto . It is not just Devin Williams . It is not just another rough April. It is the bigger