Poll: Your take on the 2024 Mets so far
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride here for the Mets in 2024. We had the 0-5 start, followed by winning 12 of the next 15 and then dropping three straight while scoring just three runs in 27 innings. And all of this happened while playing teams over .500 in the first 21 games. The result has been a 13-11 record. And now the team returns home from a West Coast trip and is getting ready to add J.D. Martinez to the lineup. So, it seems like a good time to check in and see how everyone is feeling about the team. There’s been enough good and bad things to justify both the rose-colored glasses crowd, as well as the Henny Penny folks.
The Mets have been winning without their best starter, the bullpen is better than anyone thought and the offense is clicking despite not having Martinez, having lost Francisco Alvarez to injury and receiving disappointing starts from Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo.
Meanwhile, the starters have trouble going five innings, much less seven, the bullpen is being overused, the catchers can’t hit and the defense is worse than expected. Plus we’re seeing both Harrison Bader and Brett Baty return to earth after good starts and now we’re pinning hopes on a 36-year-old DH with a bad back.
What’s your take?
How happy are you with the Mets' 13-11 start?
Happy - especially with the schedule (53%, 9 Votes)
Neither happy nor disappointed (24%, 4 Votes)
Very happy - thought they'd be under .500 this year (18%, 3 Votes)
Disappointed (6%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 17