When Sunday started the New York Mets occupied a playoff place within the Nationwide League, one thing that they had accomplished since April 5, actually nearly all the season. When Sunday ended, they not held a type of spots.
Because of their 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals, together with the Cincinnati Reds’ 1-0 over the Chicago Cubs, the 2 groups are actually tied for the ultimate wild-card spot within the Nationwide League. However with the Reds proudly owning the tiebreaker in that playoff race, which means the Reds have jumped forward of the Mets.
After occupying a playoff spot nearly all season, the Mets now not management their very own path to the playoffs. They not solely want to begin profitable extra video games. They need assistance.
An unbelievable second-half meltdown for the Mets
It isn’t simply that the Mets have been in a playoff place for many of the season, it’s that they’ve been comfortably in a playoff place for many of the season.
Return to July 27 when the Mets had simply gained their seventh sport in a row to enhance to 62-44. They had been 18 video games over .500, had the third-best document within the Nationwide League and had been on prime of the NL East standings. They had been six video games away from the non-playoff groups and had been combating for a division crown.Â
They had been additionally extraordinarily lively on the commerce deadline, getting outfielder Cedric Mullins from the Baltimore Orioles and aid pitchers Ryan Helsley (St. Louis Cardinals) and Tylor Rogers (San Francisco Giants).
Just about all the things has gone flawed since then.
All of their huge commerce deadline acquisitions have badly flopped and performed important roles within the second-half meltdown, whereas the staff’s total document has been simply 18-32 within the 50 video games over that stretch.Â
It’s a full 180 from the second half of the 2024 season when the Mets had been one of many hottest groups in baseball to snag an surprising playoff spot.Â
The Mets invested big cash into this roster, together with the $750M contract for Juan Soto. Soto has performed at a reputable MVP stage this season and has an opportunity to be a uncommon 40-40 (40 residence runs, 40 stolen bases) participant in MLB historical past. However all the things else has gone horribly flawed. In the event that they do truly proceed this and miss the playoffs it is likely to be the form of second-half efficiency that prices folks their jobs.
