Mets Infield: Season's Worst Nightmare

0:00It's April 28th, welcome in. This is New York Mets News today, where team coverage meets AI. The New York Mets sit at 9 wins and 19 losses, dead last and baseball tied with the Phillies. Their manager Carlos Mendoza is feeling the heat, and folks are whispering he might get the boot soon. The real killer though? That infield is straight trash, with three out of four starters labeled the biggest bus at their positions this season. Pitching and outfield have issues too, but the dirt crew is on another level of bad. ESPN's David Schoenfield called it out sharp. Boba Shed at third, Marcus Semyon at second, and Francisco Lendor at shortstop all flopping hard. They traded for high hopes with these guys, but is turning into a nightmare. Fans and analysts are ripping into the front office for those offseason moves. But Shed came over for big bucks, and Semyon was swapped for a key outfielder, but neither is delivering. The team's expectations crash right into reality, leaving everyone from Queens fuming,

1:00dig into the numbers, and it hurts more, but Shed's batting just $233 for $42 million. Semyon's at negative 0.2 wins above replacement, with a 575 on base plus lugging and a 220 average. Lendor is not alone in shortstop struggles, but he's dragging the Mets down. This infield mess has the Mets scrambling for answers midseason, and with the standings this ugly, changes are coming fast. Keep an eye on the hot seat, baseball's brutal like that.