There’s still time for Mets to save season … but not much

Regardless of large names and even larger salaries, it is clear that, proper now, the New York Mets aren’t constructed for October.

After dropping their eighth consecutive recreation on Saturday with one other dwelling loss to the Texas Rangers, New York formally has its longest dropping streak of the yr. The Mets entered Saturday’s recreation with their third seven-game dropping streak of 2025, marking the primary time since 1980 that the franchise had misplaced seven video games in a row three straight occasions.

That Mets crew, by the way in which, went 67-95 and completed in final place within the Nationwide League East. It additionally completed with zero postseason wins, one thing this yr’s Mets crew might match them on as nicely.

The 1980 Mets additionally did not have an lively payroll of greater than $265 million, the second-highest of any MLB crew (solely behind the Los Angeles Dodgers). That season, the Mets pocketed some huge cash on a roster that wasn’t constructed to make the playoffs. Possibly Steve Cohen may study a lesson from the report books and avoid wasting cash subsequent season if it’s going to end in a deep October run.

In the course of a stretch of 10 consecutive video games and 16 video games in 17 days, the Mets are actually 1-8. It has been an implosion on all ranges for the Mets, a crew that posted a 6.95 ERA in a seven-game span previous to Saturday’s loss whereas batting .196/.250/.326 throughout that stretch.

Powerful schedule forward for the New York Mets

It additionally would not get any simpler for the Mets after the Rangers go away city, because the San Diego Padres, chasing the Los Angeles Dodgers within the Nationwide League West, are available to open a sequence after a welcome off day on Monday.

That Monday goes to be wanted in Queens because the Mets want some form of reset and a few form of soul-searching if they’re going to save their season. Certain, FanGraphs nonetheless offers the Mets a 73.2 % probability to make the postseason, however that is down from 96.6 % on Sept. 5.

And even when the Mets make the postseason, is that this a crew that strikes worry into some other fan base? In its present state, the reply is not any.

The Mets might have had their annual Alumni Basic Recreation on Saturday, however they should separate the present squad from their rendition of the 1980 crew as quickly as attainable in the event that they’re to be something apart from an end-of-the-season dud.