So far, it’s been another season to forget in Queens.  After a disappointing 2025 season, the team wasted no time trying to return to winning ways from 2024.  Several fan favorites and long-time members of the team like Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, and Edwin Diaz all left, and in their place new stars were brought in.  With an almost entirely new team, the Mets saw a wide array of predictions.  Some looked at the incredible amount of talent on the team and thought that a deep postseason run may be in the cards while others saw the lack of chemistry from forming such a new team and predicted another forgettable season.  So far the latter is true, and 2 months into the season, the Mets have once again fallen short of expectations.

However, way back to the innocent days of March, this didn’t look like the case.  Let’s review opening day when the Mets faced the best pitcher alive, Paul Skenes, and exploded, not letting the Pirates ace get out of the first inning.  The offense seemed ready to go as new players like Luis Robert and Carson Benge stepped up.  However, fast-forward two months and the offense is nowhere near the same pace with New York ranking near the bottom in all offensive numbers.  The offense has been the main reason for the Mets’ struggles as the club has simply not produced.  In fact, 23 of the 53 games have seen the Mets score under 3 runs.  There has been some bad luck as well as many notable players have missed time due to injury, but overall, the offense just hasn’t clicked the way many expected that they would.

Despite the offensive struggles, there has been some silver linings, as the rotation has been up to par.  Clay Holmes, Nolan McClean, and others have done their job, constantly performing well, but receiving no help from their offense.  Given the way that the team has pitched, there is room for hope.  If the offense can improve even slightly then the solid rotation should be enough for New York to see improvement.  Mix this with statement wins in the Subway Series and against Washington, and a midseason turnaround is not out of the question.  However, until the offense can perform, disappointment will still reign supreme in Queens.