The Hot Corner

I would rather trade Williams and make Weaver the closer next year.

I agree with walking Olson.

Williams should not be out there.

Expecting a steal followed by a game winning hit.

Is anyone actually surprised? The way this year is going you had to expect this.

I can't believe the Braves were crazy enough to give Soto anything to hit in that at bat. I was so shocked I initially posted in the wrong thread.

I can't believe the Braves were crazy enough to give Soto anything to hit there. That was a no doubt bomb by Soto. *Whoops, wrong thread. So shocked, I lost track of where I was at.

The Braves demonstrating this inning what it looks like for a team to actually play solid defense.

Yet another defensive miscue by the Mets. The official scorer again calls a Mets botched catch a hit. I don't even know why I watch anymore.

I'm not sure Robert, Semien & Mauricio are significantly underforming expectations. At least, not mine, as I really didn't expect much out of them. Semien and Robert have been in decline for a few years going into this season. To count on the two of them to suddenly rebound and be significant contributors was (and is) folly. Mauricio, has never really impressed, so my expectations were quite low. Baty and Vientos have regressed and I don't expect either of them to ever be dependable regulars. Vientos in particular, I am over. He strikes out too much, walks too infrequently so his BA & OBP are pathetic and not conducive to a productive hitter. Then to further reduce his value, he is a defensive liability at any position they have played him. Bichette is the player that has grossly underperformed my expectations. He has at least been better the past month or so, but it's too little too late. As disappointing as he has been on the season as a whole he leads the team in RBIs. Lindor always starts slow, which is problematic, but he generally turns it around as the weather warms. Unfortunately, his injury derailed his season. I really didn't know what to expect from Polanco. I think the Mets counted on him to remain healthy and replicate his 2025 season while learning a new position. Considering 2025 was one of his best seasons both in production and health, it was a questionable plan at best. Okay, I get off my soapbox now.

Wow. The Mets defense is again pretty porous as Young boots a ground ball. Ruled a hit, by the official scorer but it was an error all the way. Hitters must love the official scorer at Truist. Just like the routine pop up off Taylor's glove the other night was ruled a triple. Now the official scorer has (rightfully) changed his ruling to an error on Young's botched ground ball.

I am pleased with the adjustments and progress that Benge has made over the course of the season. I expect Ewing to develop into a good top of the line up hitter. He has good patience and awareness of the strike zone Soto is elite. Lindor should be okay longterm. Baty and Vientos have had sufficient opportunities to show what they can and can't do. I think they should not be counted on to be anything more than part-time backups. Alvarez is faintly ahead of Baty and Vientos, but not by much. Robert, Semien, and Taylor should not be counted on to fill major rolls moving forward. Bichette will likely opt out and move on at the end of the season. I think Jared Young can be a platoon player at DH/1st base. Then, of course, there is the mess that is the starting pitching. The Mets have a major rebuild ahead of them this offseason.

I wish I had been that smart. I opted out following the bases clearing non-error.

Swing hard and hope for contact seems to be the predominant methodology for Mets hitters. Patience and pitch recognition seems to be lost on most of the hitters (outside of Soto and Ewing).

This team is embarrassing. The offense is anemic, the starting pitching is in shambles, and the defense not remotely of MLB caliber.

So far this year, it seems everyone likes the Mets.

The quality of his peak definitely was HOF worthy. However, I believe he still falls a little short in my eyes (I'm a small Hall guy), but he could have a few more good seasons and make it a done deal. I think it depends on what he does in the reminder of his contract.

I admit that I liked the addition of Helsley and Rogers. I thought they would bolster our pen for the stretch run. I believed a backend of Diaz, Helsley, Rogers, and Raley would be "lights out" game over type of late inning crew. I was rather indifferent to the Soto deal. Unfortunately, Helsley blew up and became a head case worrying over tipping pitchers rather than actually making good pitches. I think Helsley was another example of a closer that can't pitch in non-save situations. Worse yet, Helsley couldn't pitch in virtually any situation during his time with the Mets. Rogers was good and I would have liked to see the Mets retain him. Soto was underwhelming and couldn't throw strikes reliably. Cedric Mullins was a misguided attempt to catch lightning in a bottle a few years too late. He was once good, but his time had passed.

You were not alone. I too thought it was a good deal, though I would have rather moved Tong and kept Sproat.

Regardless of how we feel about his performance (or lack thereof) it does not appear that he is going anywhere. If he does as poorly in the upcoming trade deadline and offseason as he did last time around, then Cohen may change his mind. Hopefully, things go much better this time around. It would be hard to do worse.

Catching pop ups with two hands is a thing of the past in MLB, with few exceptions. Playing ground balls off to the side, rather than getting in front of them (when possible) also appears to be fading from MLB too. It drives on old, "old school" guy like me crazy.

Oh great, another swing hard and hope to make contact hitter. I am tired of a line up full of low batting average, high strike out rate guys. I want to see more disciplined players that don't chase every breaking ball with OBP skills. I don't care how far they can hit the ball, if they can't make contact reliably. The "Flail and Fail" offense, just isn't going to build a reliable offense. I realize you can only expect so much from the players available over the wire, but I would like someone that can at least make contact.

This Mets team is going nowhere, so they might as well unload any decent trade chips they have to clear money from the payroll and build for the future. That said, I would hold on to Weaver unless someone blew me away with an offer. I would deal Peralta and Minter as long as the return is decent. Raley is another option, as well as Holmes if he can return and be effective before the deadline.

Then Mauricio goes down on 3 pitches.

Wow. Vientos strikes out. What a shock.