Mets' Offense Stalls, Stars Polanco & Soto Await

0:00It's April 17th. This is MLB News, today powered by AI tracking teams, players and standings. The mints are stumbling bad, dropping H-Trade games before facing the Cubs at Riggly Field on Friday. Their offense has been ice cold, scraping together just 12 runs over those losses, including only three in the last four. They desperately need stars Juan Soto and Jorge Palanco back in the lineup to spark things. Palanco, fresh off a two-year, $40 million deal this off-season, has barely played, sitting out most of the season with left Achilles Versitis. An MRI showed no major damage, which is a relief, but he's getting re-evaluated Friday before the Chicago series. Depending on that, he might land on the 10-day injured list after tweaking it again Tuesday. Meanwhile, Soto has been sideline since April 6th, with a right calf strain from early in the year. He was mashing before that, but now he's making progress, starting running drills Tuesday

1:01and taking live batting practice. Wednesday against minor. Leaguers. The goal is getting him back during the next homestand starting Tuesday against the twins. The rest of the lineup isn't helping much either. Francisco Lindor, Boba Shet and Marcosimian are all posting subpar numbers, leaving big holes with these two out. The whole offense feels stuck and neutral. Major Carlos Mendoza is keeping a close eye, stressing that the talent has to show up soon. Expect clearer timelines after Poloncos check up Friday, as the meds push to turn this skit around starting in Chicago.