The Team Management and coaching staff definitely holds some of the blame. I never understood the Mets and how they evaluate talent especially historically and comparing them to the other NYC baseball team. For example, pitching is inportant so ones with a high era should not be in the starting rotation. No one above a 4 ERA. Also hitters below a .200 BA have no place in the lineup. It is pretty embarrassing being a Mets fan with all of these team managers and the owner Steve Cohen and they can’t figure it out. In baseball they have more places to pull players from than other sports because of the farm system and minor leagues. Yeah we could be doing better
I put 90%, if not more, of the blame on the players. It’s easy to second guess Mendoza for not running for Marte but I’m not sure that the difference between him and Taylor is as big as it’s made out to be. If Marte had been at first and you had Acuna to run and hopefully steal a base, that’s a no brainer. Running for him with Taylor is not as much of a no brainer to me. There’s moves, particularly bullpen decisions, that can be questioned but I don’t think Mendoza deserves much of the blame.
As far as those who will blame Stearns for not doing enough to shore up the rotation, I have a few thoughts. First, he had both Senga and Manaea coming back from injury so it was reasonable in my mind to expect that they would be good rotation pieces. They haven’t so far. Second, if you wanted him to trade for a starter you need to know what the asking prices were, which none of us do. Would you give up 2 of Williams, Benge, McLean and Tong, along with someone else, for Alcantara and his post TJ surgery stats? And what if they were asking for more?
To me this crappy streak is due to crappy play on the field. The bullpen, including the new pieces, has sucked. No one expected Helsley to be this bad. More importantly, they do whatever it takes to lose every game. Hitters start to hit and put up a pile of runs - well the starter will suck that day. Get a rare good start - the hitters take off that day. Have a lead late - the bullpen F’s it up. There are a lot of players with a track record that are playing terrible. To me it’s the players.
Everybody pointed out that the Mets pitching was carrying the team the 2/3 of the season. They were in first place on July 31st. Since August 1st the pitching has been suspect. The starters aren't giving length and the bullpen has been giving up leads. Montas has been a bust. Manaea isn't pitching like last year. Sanger hasn't been pitching like before his injury this year. Holmes appears to be fatigued. Hensley is a disaster and Rogers is showing wear and tear. Mendoza has to be more selective with his bullpen choices, Senga and Manaea have to turn it around and Mendoza has to monitor Holmes closely. The pitching needs to improve, at least to the point of their past performance.
The hitting features a lineup of average or above average hitters every night. The Achilles heel is RISP this season. They have lacked a spark or a big hit in many games. When they do come back the bullpen has been coughing up the lead.
Agreed plenty of blame to go around. But, the players play the game. They bear responsibility. People have been haggling over lineups and managerial moves since the beginning. Pitch, hit, field, and run better than the other team most of the time any you’ll win most of the time.
The Team Management and coaching staff definitely holds some of the blame. I never understood the Mets and how they evaluate talent especially historically and comparing them to the other NYC baseball team. For example, pitching is inportant so ones with a high era should not be in the starting rotation. No one above a 4 ERA. Also hitters below a .200 BA have no place in the lineup. It is pretty embarrassing being a Mets fan with all of these team managers and the owner Steve Cohen and they can’t figure it out. In baseball they have more places to pull players from than other sports because of the farm system and minor leagues. Yeah we could be doing better
I put 90%, if not more, of the blame on the players. It’s easy to second guess Mendoza for not running for Marte but I’m not sure that the difference between him and Taylor is as big as it’s made out to be. If Marte had been at first and you had Acuna to run and hopefully steal a base, that’s a no brainer. Running for him with Taylor is not as much of a no brainer to me. There’s moves, particularly bullpen decisions, that can be questioned but I don’t think Mendoza deserves much of the blame.
As far as those who will blame Stearns for not doing enough to shore up the rotation, I have a few thoughts. First, he had both Senga and Manaea coming back from injury so it was reasonable in my mind to expect that they would be good rotation pieces. They haven’t so far. Second, if you wanted him to trade for a starter you need to know what the asking prices were, which none of us do. Would you give up 2 of Williams, Benge, McLean and Tong, along with someone else, for Alcantara and his post TJ surgery stats? And what if they were asking for more?
To me this crappy streak is due to crappy play on the field. The bullpen, including the new pieces, has sucked. No one expected Helsley to be this bad. More importantly, they do whatever it takes to lose every game. Hitters start to hit and put up a pile of runs - well the starter will suck that day. Get a rare good start - the hitters take off that day. Have a lead late - the bullpen F’s it up. There are a lot of players with a track record that are playing terrible. To me it’s the players.
Everybody pointed out that the Mets pitching was carrying the team the 2/3 of the season. They were in first place on July 31st. Since August 1st the pitching has been suspect. The starters aren't giving length and the bullpen has been giving up leads. Montas has been a bust. Manaea isn't pitching like last year. Sanger hasn't been pitching like before his injury this year. Holmes appears to be fatigued. Hensley is a disaster and Rogers is showing wear and tear. Mendoza has to be more selective with his bullpen choices, Senga and Manaea have to turn it around and Mendoza has to monitor Holmes closely. The pitching needs to improve, at least to the point of their past performance.
The hitting features a lineup of average or above average hitters every night. The Achilles heel is RISP this season. They have lacked a spark or a big hit in many games. When they do come back the bullpen has been coughing up the lead.
The players need to execute.
Agreed plenty of blame to go around. But, the players play the game. They bear responsibility. People have been haggling over lineups and managerial moves since the beginning. Pitch, hit, field, and run better than the other team most of the time any you’ll win most of the time.