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'Mets are an absolute mess': MLB insider rips Francisco Lindor's team to shreds originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New York Mets entered the 2026 season leading all MLB teams in payroll on Opening Day. 19 games later, they sit at the bottom of the NL East with a 7-12 record, riding an eight-game losing streak.
The Mets just wrapped up their road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and their problems only seem to be getting larger. David Stearns' team has turned out to be a massive "disappointment" so far this season, as MLB insider Bob Nightengale rightly highlighted the miserable state of the team.
"The Mets are an absolute mess," Nightengale wrote in his USA Today column. "They have scored three runs in their last 38 innings. They went down in order 15 times in the three-game series against the Dodgers. They have already been shut out five times. They have the second-lowest batting average in the National League. And they’ve had four players who have endured hitless streaks of at least 20 at-bats."
The concerns don't just end there. Their big bucks are not producing as expected.
Mets' $341 million shortstop Francisco Lindor has once again started slow, with only one RBI to show. Third baseman Bo Bichette, who was signed to a three-year, $126 million contract in free agency this past offseason, is only hitting .228 with one home run.
Offseason trade acquisition Marcus Semien (.194 with a .526 OPS), starters David Peterson (6.41 ERA) and Kodai Senga (7.07 ERA) are not inspiring any hopes either. The Mets will need to turn things around soon, or someone could get on the firing line.
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Mets manager reacts to Dodgers series sweep
The Mets proved to be no challenge against one of the hottest teams in MLB, the Dodgers. After the three-game series in Chavez Ravine, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza highlighted the struggles at the plate, pointing out one missing attribute among sluggers.
"We're just having a hard time driving the baseball," Mendoza said. "A lot of, lot of ground balls. Even the balls that we're hitting hard, they're on the ground. You know, we're just having a hard time squaring up fastballs or anything, you know. They continue to put us on the ground, and, that's what you see on the, on the results of the at-bats."
The Mets will next head to Wrigley Field for the three-game series against the Chicago Cubs before returning home for the Minnesota Twins series.
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