Lets talk back of the baseball card and if this means anything to the mets turning around offensively.
Player: OPS NOW / Career OPS
Lindor: .577 / .814
Bichette: .574 / .800
Polanco: .532 / .768
Baty: .485 / .656 (.748 last yr)
Semien: .525 / .754 (.669 last yr)
Vientos: .596 / .727 (.702 last yr)
OH and Soto is out
So we all hate Sterns rn? 6 key bats are failing. Soto is out. Even if these players weren't hitting their peak numbers but NEAR their averages the Mets offense would be substantially better.
And for Baty, Vientos, and Semien - we aint even looking for crazy numbers just not horrid ones.
Is there a reason to think the team can level out? I think so. All these players for the most part have a track record. Not expecting Semien to go OPS .850 or Polanco to OPS .950 but where they are at right now is horrendous even for low end projections of their output.
Mendy will possibly catch the boot but at the end of the day, players have to hit to their ability. This lineup should not be this bad and I have to believe it will level out.