A Rebuilt Infield, Still Unsettled

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A roster can be rebuilt on paper, but it still has to perform on the field—and right now, the Mets’ infield is showing just how difficult that transition can be.

The Mets’ infielders, as a group, have the lowest batting average in the NL East, and injuries have only deepened the problem. Three key contributors—including shortstop Francisco Lindor—are on the Injured List, leaving an already struggling unit even more depleted.

Plus, 35-year-old newcomer Marcus Semien, a second baseman, is hitting .219—well below his career batting average of .253, as Father Time may be catching up to him.

To further complicate things, the Mets signed Bo Bichette to play third base. At his new position, he’s batting .238—well below his career batting average of .292—and is now learning the position’s idiosyncrasies under game pressure, far from the ideal way to do that at the major league level.

Taken together, the issues go beyond underperformance. The roster may be newly constructed, but it remains unsettled—shaped as much by injuries and adjustment as by design. David Stearns may have built the ship, but Carlos Mendoza is left navigating it through choppy waters, where results depend not just on talent, but on how soon the infield can stabilize and play as a unit.

Second in Spending, Last in Results

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The current Mets are the most puzzling team I have ever seen. Their 2026 payroll of $382,960,938 is the second-highest in baseball, yet they have the worst won-lost record (10-21).

Mets Lost in a Losing Streak

In 2025 in the first 31 games they were 21-10, the exact opposite of what they are this season.

They’re bad even with Juan Soto and Bo Bichette, two of baseball’s better hitters. That’s one reason why the team is so puzzling.

One of the biggest pieces of the puzzle is newcomer Bo Bichette, whom the Mets are paying $42,000,000 this season, and who is hitting .230. In his first 31 games last season with the Brewers he hit .293.

Does switching leagues make that big a difference?

It might because Pete Alonso is hitting just .198 with the Orioles in their first 31 games; whereas, as a Met in 2025, he batted .343.

Mets Losing Streak Worsens

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Playoff Chances Fading Fast

Keeping fingers crossed that season’s not over

The Mets have had a tough season, and it seems like they’re still figuring things out. The changes they made in the off-season seem to have thrown them off, especially in the infield and at the plate. Someone needs to rally the team and get everyone pumped up enough to defeat their foes.

Can Mets be the first? Hope so.

Since 2000, teams have lost 12 games 17 times. Four teams have done it twice, the Mets one of them, last doing it in 2002. That season, they finished in last place, 26.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves.

The Mets are struggling to end their losing streak.

The “quicksand” imagery encapsulates the current mood of the 2026 season for a fanbase that has traded high expectations for high anxiety. Watching a roster that should be dominant—led by Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto bolstered by the addition of Bo Bichette and Freddy Peralta—struggle to stay afloat during this April slide feels like another nightmare.

The presence of Pete Alonso in the mud, despite his actual departure to Baltimore, highlights the lingering feeling that the team is still searching for its power identity. The man in the suit shouting that he “can’t find a rope” symbolizes the Mets’ leadership.

It’s a biting commentary that, despite all the data and resources at their disposal, the Mets are once again finding creative ways to get stuck.

Bichette-Led Mets Struggling at Plate

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With the their New York rivals, the Yankees, off to a great start batting with runners in scoring position — they are #7 with a .289 batting average, the New York Mets have resumed their old ways. They are ranked 27th with a .193 average. That’s below the Mendoza line.

Last night they wasted a strong pitching effort by Kodai Senga, who gave up two runs and four hits in six-innings. In comparison, in nine innings the Mets scored zero runs on three hits.

Among the Mets’ bats that have yet to awaken are Lindor’s, who’s hitting .176, Bichette’s, who’s struggling at .091, and Semien’s at .125.

Can you even name their current hitting coach?

Bo Bichette was hitting so poorly in the opening series at CitiField it seemed like the fans renamed him Boo Bichette.

While I’m waiting for Carlos Mendoza to do something to ignite the Mets’ bats, I’m still hoping the 70’s temperatures in St. Louis today might heat up the Mets’ plate struggles, but then, it’s April Fools Day.

Mets fans at Citi Field booing Bo Bichette’s slow start