NY Mets: Team appears depleted in yesterday’s 10-3 loss to Baltimore Orioles

The 2023 fourth place, 50-59 New York Mets have sank to an all-time low in yesterday’s 10-3 loss. Here’s a closer look at the struggles the team is facing and what can and can’t be fixed for now.

The team has lost four straight games, especially since the team opted to become big sellers at the trade deadline. Parting ways with a good amount of respectable talent such as Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Mark Canha, David Robertson, and Tommy Pham, respectively.

The combination of Verlander and Scherzer in the starting rotation provided a few quality wins here and there. Scherzer, 39, wasn’t too terrific nor totally terrible during his stint in the big apple. Let’s take a look. His 2022 stats include an 11-5 record and a 2.29 ERA, and a 9-4 record in 2023 with a 4.01 ERA, while he’s 1-0 with his new team, the Texas Rangers. As for Verlander, 40, he still impressed here and there. In a Mets uniform he put up a 6-5 record with a 3.15 ERA in just one year with the team before being traded to the Houston Astros.

While these stats aren’t all rainbows and butterflies they were enough to win a few games here and there, yet after the trade deadline the team has failed miserably to secure wins.

While the team has a ton of rookies, aside from Shortstop Fransisco Lindor and First Baseman Pete Alonso, even SP David Peterson has been below average, especially yesterday where he lasted a mere 3 innings.

The team has a ton of holes at nearly every spot, while it’s evident this roster isn’t playoff ready and won’t be for a few years, some hopefuls remain in SP Kodai Senga, 30, who is in his first year with the team from Japan. Senga has a 7-6 record thus far and a 3.25 ERA with 136 strikeouts notched. Another hopeful rookie remains in Catcher Fransisco Alvarez. He’s batting .234 with 21 home runs and 44 batted in.

The team needs a veteran presence on the team to step up and mentor the younger players and help mold them into the everyday starters the team will rely on. While Lindor has the enthusiasm needed, the team is needy for a big name star who gets the job on the field and who is a leader off the field as well. For starters, their present day David Wright.

While owner Steve Cohen has a ton to address this coming offseason, it’s safe to assume whatever he does will not fully be enough to stop the bleeding. The damage is bad. It’s going to be awful for a few years before the Mets get back to contention talks.