Mets Hitting Rock Bottom

After Monday's 5-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, there was some immediate moves made after the game. Hitting Coach Dave Hudgens was fired and is being replace by Lamar Johnson. This coming after the Mets once again struggled to hit with runners on. The Mets also released Jose Valverde who let up 4 runs and took the loss on Monday. The Mets called up Vic Black to take his roster spot.

All these moves say to me is, the Mets are an absolute mess once again. Is Dave Hudgens the reason why the Mets have struggled at the dish? No it isn't, it comes down to the players who go out there and perform. The bigger picture is Sandy Alderson and the lack of success he has had in the off-season since taking over as GM.

Lets start with this past off-season. The Mets had extremely high strikeout rates last year at the plate. Alderson then went out this offseason, and got not one, but two players who will strikeout 180+ times. It is just baffling to think about. Alderson who is supposed to be all about OBP and being selective did nothing, but make the team even worse in that category. It is now starting to show this month which the Mets are 7-17 in.

Can you actually put the blame on Terry Collins? Again not really, there are times where I question Collins' in game managing decisions and even his starting lineups. What is the guy supposed to do though. He has absolutely nothing to work with. There are only two guys in the lineup that you can really just pencil in everyday, that would be David Wright and Daniel Murphy.


It comes down to how the roster is constructed. Sandy I will do you a favor and tell you that the Mets fans don't care about your plan. The fans don't want to keep waiting and waiting for the team to win. A side note, don't claim you are a legit baseball team in April by sending letters to fans telling them they should come to the game. When I first read the letter, my first reaction was send me this in July. Well all it took was May for the Mets to fall on their face.

This team needs an overhaul in the lineup, and the bullpen. The young arms have really shown potential and it looks like the rotation will be a good one. It is actually a good one now, and it will only get better. When will the Mets ever have a bullpen that won't give the Mets fans the feeling " How will they blow this game?"It is an absolute joke right now. No one wants to watch Lucas Duda anymore, or Chris Young strikeout with guys on. It is time for the Mets to start making a change. David Wright ain't getting any younger and the fans aren't getting any more patient. This team has no shot of sniffing 80 wins, let alone 90 which Alderson said the team had the potential to do.

New York is the biggest baseball market in the league, The Mets currently have the 23rd highest payroll. That is an absolute joke for a team playing in this town. Why should people even go to the game let alone watch the game from their couch at home. I think everyone is tired of waiting, it is time to make moves to win now.