Mets' Woes: Blame Underperformers, Not Mendoza

0:00It's April 20th. Welcome in. This is New York Mets News today, where your team meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. The New York Mets are in deep trouble, dropping 11 games straight and sitting at the bottom of their division. Fans are fired up, screaming for manager Carlos Mendoza to get the boot after this nightmare start. But hold up. Is that really fair? Look at the line of crumbling around him. Francisco Lindor has just one RBI in 22 games. Boba Chets barely hitting his weight with an OPS under 600, and pitchers like Cody, Senga and David Peterson are blowing up with ERAs over 6. Mendoza's shuffling the deck, trying to spark something. But when most of the bats go cold and the rotation's leaking runs, what magic can one guy? Pull off? Fans get it? They're pissed. Watching a talented squad flop hard. This kid's got everyone pointing fingers, but the real heat should land on underperforming players, not the skipper. Mendoza's may mistakes, sure, but he's not the villain here.

1:01Firing him now would flip the script straight to President David Sterns, who picked Mendoza himself. That move screens admission of failure on roster building, and if things don't flip quick, Sterns is jobs next on the chopping block with owner Steve, Cohen watching close. No easy fix either. No standout replacement like Benchcoach Kai Karea, who's green at 37, or legend Carlos Beltran with zero coaching. The Mets got a rally the troops they got, because switching captain's mid-store won't stop the leaks.