Why Subway Series performance is no reason for Mets to panic

While expectations have certainly increased compared to this point of the 2024 season, it is also important to understand that playing .500 baseball while you're struggling is a far cry from having the roof cave in, which is what was happening at this point a year ago. While last night's loss was painful for Mets fans, it isn't nearly as bad as the one on May 18th of 2024, when the Mets' bullpen imploded in a loss to the Miami Marlins to fall to 20-25 on the season.

The issues the Mets demonstrated over the weekend are definitely fixable. Mark Vientos had his issues defensively at third and the Mets do have an easy alternative by putting Brett Baty there while using Vientos as the designated hitter. Pete Alonso's bad throw was certainly an anomaly which could be looked at as a sign of trying to do too much in an emotion-filled series, while the Mets have two starters on the mend who could replace Megill in the rotation if his struggles continue.

The offense needs to be more productive, and its hard to win games in a series when the top three of Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Alonso went a combined 4-for-34 with two doubles, three RBI and nine strikeouts over the course of a weekend. Alonso's throwing error in the eighth also opened the floodgates in Sunday's game, making the final score of 8-2 look far worse than the actual game was.

Despite all of those flaws, the Mets remain the only team in the league to not lose three consecutive games this season, which is a good way to build a winning record and reach the postseason. The Mets' offensive track record suggests they'll start warming up again soon and if their worst stretch of baseball is .500 over a few weeks, things will turn out just fine for them in terms of reaching the postseason.