Here’s a breakdown of the Mets offense over the last month of the season:
- Since April 24, a span of 24 games, the Mets have hit just .229/.280/.359, and have gone 10-14 over that span.
- The Mets are averaging 7.66 hits, 3.33 runs, 2.13 walks, 8.2 strikeouts and 6.04 runners left on base per game in those 24 games.
- The Mets have scored three runs or less in 15 of their last 21 games.
- They’ve scored three runs or less in 22 of their first 40 games, tied for second-most in the Major Leagues – they are 7-15 in those games.
- The Mets have an 81 wRC+ (weighted runs created) over their last 27 games, the second worst mark in baseball over that span.
- The Mets have struck out 216 times in their last 27 games, the ninth-most mark in baseball, and walked 68 times over the same span, the sixth-fewest mark in baseball.
- During their last 27 games, Mets hitters have averaged 3.85 pitches per plate appearance.
These samples represent 60 percent or more of the Mets season to date. In the beginning, it could’ve been argued they were in a team-wide slump. But slumps don’t typically last a month for an entire team.
Sure, the Mets are missing David Wright and Travis d’Arnaud, and these samples are representative of most the time both of them have been out of the lineup. But that doesn’t excuse the lack of productivity for the veterans who have remained healthy. They’ve generally lacked power, they strike out way too much, they’re not particularly disciplined at the plate, and they haven’t really executed from a situational perspective either, stranding a ton of runners on base in the process.
It’s hard to win scoring three runs or less per game every day regardless of how well the pitching staff pitches. It’s leaving no margin for error whatsoever – the defense has to be flawless (which, is not happening with this group) and the pitching has to be lights out in order for this club to win games, and it’s just not sustainable.
Sandy Alderson said on Tuesday he intends to wait for Wright and d’Arnaud to return so to better evaluate the team’s needs, which you can read more about here.
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