Mets Offense in Freefall, Need Miracle

0:00On April 21st, the Mets are in free fall, dropping 11 straight games with just one win in their last stretch, sitting dead last in baseball for Runscored. Their lineup looks like a horror show on that infamous hitting meter, where most players are buried under poop emojis for abysmal production over the past two weeks. Injuries keep piling on, sidelining Jared Young with a torn meniscus for months, and Jorge Palanco with a risk contusion. The team shuffled the roster, calling of Hayden Sanger as a third catcher, and MJ Melendez from AAA, while Tommy Fam got a shot but win headless. In 8 abats, Francisco Alvarez is the lone bright spot, smashing at a 120WRC plus level with 8 hits and 6 walks in 39 plate. Appearances, including a homer. Melendez backs him up with 5 hits, 2 walks, and his own long ball in 16 trips to the plate, carrying spring vibes into the majors. Everyone else is ice cold. Brett Beatty, Mark Theentos, Carson Bench, Fam, and Luis Torrance, tanking hardest with negative or tiny outputs loaded with.

1:07Trackouts and weak contact. Even leaders like Francisco Lindor, with 13 hits but mostly singles at 70WRC plus, and Luis Robert Jr. at 73, can't spark. Much. Juan Soto returns tomorrow, which might shake things up, but with the offense this dormant and the skid relentless, the Mets need a miracle to climb. Out of this pit before it swallows them whole. You've been listening to New York Mets News today. AI-powered team coverage.