Mets' First Base Nightmare: A Season in Crisis

0:00It's April 30th. From the locker room to your ears, this is New York Metz News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Metz went into this season, banking on a new plan at first base after letting Peter Lonzo walk, but is turned into a straight-up nightmare. They signed Jorge Palanco to a two-year, $40 million deal to slide over from the infield, but he's been sidelined most of the year with, injuries and looked rough when healthy. Brett Beatty got a shot there in spring training, but he's been shaky with the glove and bat, though he snapped an O for tin skid with a single hit in. Their blowout lost to Washington. Mark Vientos has bombed out, too, chasing the power he showed two years back, which feels like ancient history now. None of them have locked down the position defensively, either. Heading into Wednesday, the group's on-base plus slugging sat fourth worst in baseball at 0.581, a huge drop from last year's. Second best mark of 0.861 with a Lonzo anchoring it.

1:00Fangrass pegs their wins above replacement. Second lowest at minus 0.5, and even the manager admits they need way more pop from the spot. A national league scout nailed it, saying they flipped a strength into a glaring weakness and messing with Beatty by yanking him from third base hasn't. Helped. The whole lineup's been quiet but first-based things extra without that reliable threat. Uncle's dealing with a risk contusion and Achilles issues weak to weak per the front office so they're sticking with Beatty and Vientos while riding out the storm.