Mets' Hitting Woes: Too Much Analysis, Not Enough Action

0:00It's April 21st, welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI and ready for first pitch. The New York Mets are in a brutal 11-game losing streak, and their bats are ice cold, averaging just 1.7 runs per game. What was supposed to be a powerhouse offense at the start of the season has taint hard, falling short of projections by 1.37 runs. Per game, the worst in baseball. Earlier this week, Eno Saras broke it down at the athletic, pointing out it's not just 1-soto being sidelined, though that hurts. The real killer is hitters waiting too long on pitches, letting the ball travel deep into the zone before swinging. Fans and analysts have fired up, calling it crazy after watching clutch failures, like going 0-5 with runners in scoring position. The Mets have dropped 5-1 run games this year, so hitting projections could mean at least 3 extra wins already. Digging deeper, Saras' data shows the team contacts pitches at 28.4 inches in front

1:00of the plateway behind the ideal 30 inches or 36 for power swings. Only Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semyon and Mark Vientos barely hit that mark among qualifiers. This paralysis by analysis from their advanced hitting approach might be backfiring, turning fastballs into grounders and killing rallies. Swing-soto back helps, but simplifying swings and hunting fastballs early could flip the script before it's too late.