The Mets have received 594 1/3 innings from their starters this season, which ranks 27th in the Majors.

Since June 13 -- a span of exactly two months -- they are dead last in that category. They simply cannot keep doing this and expect to win consistently.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 14, 2025

Sunday, the #MLB @LittleLeague Classic returns to Williamsport, Pa.@Mariners vs @Mets
⚾️ 7p ET | Traditional telecast | ESPN
🎙️ @karlravechespn, @PerezEd, @dcone36, @Buster_ESPN

⚾️ 7p ET | KidsCast Edition | ESPN2
🎙️ Thomas Gamba, Roman Brunetti, @teampersley pic.twitter.com/gulmhtO8Lr

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) August 14, 2025

Are the Mets in trouble?

Ron Darling and Al Leiter weigh in with the Reds only 0.5 GB for the final Wild Card spot. pic.twitter.com/JEYYbKu6hR

— MLB Now (@MLBNow) August 15, 2025

What has happened to the Mets?@KMillar15 | @SieraSantos pic.twitter.com/O19nc4yd3R

— Intentional Talk (@IntentionalTalk) August 15, 2025

Francisco Lindor's daughter photographed his gameday arrival, and he had no idea she was going to be there 😭❤️ #PlayersWeekend pic.twitter.com/nlQNj6mzbA

— MLB (@MLB) August 15, 2025

Lindor seeming like a great dad and a great guy is about the only good news in Mets land these days. It's been as miserable as it can get these last 2-3 weeks on the field with this team.

I love baseball https://t.co/rTFhDJOJJi

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) August 16, 2025

The Mets top pitching prospect Nolan McLean will get the ball at Citi Field on Saturday, per @AnthonyDiComo 👏 pic.twitter.com/1QRROVuhje

— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2025

Wolfer79 said:

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The Mets top pitching prospect Nolan McLean will get the ball at Citi Field on Saturday, per @AnthonyDiComo 👏 pic.twitter.com/1QRROVuhje

— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2025

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Local kid. From willow springs, went to garner. Did we recruit him at all? Pitched and hit at OSU and tried to go both ways in the minor leagues

MLB Network announced today that its next Presents documentary will be on Francisco Lindor debuting Sunday, August 31 at 8 pm et.

Other active players that MLB Network has given the documentary treatment to: Freddie Freeman, Mike Trout and Fernando Tatis Jr. @MLBNetwork

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) August 19, 2025

Mets are calling up MiLB strikeout leader Jonah Tong to start Friday night 👀 pic.twitter.com/dAfvEwrdBd

— MLB (@MLB) August 26, 2025

Wow … the @Mets Nolan McLean is impressive… moves to 3-0 (0.89 era) after 8 scoreless… Amazins sweep the Phillies and close the gap to 4 games. 6-0 winners … Nolan becomes the 1st Met ever to win his first 3 MLB starts. PITCHER no a THROWER

Wow … the @Mets Nolan McLean is impressive… moves to 3-0 (0.89 era) after 8 scoreless… Amazins sweep the Phillies and close the gap to 4 games. 6-0 winners … Nolan becomes the 1st Met ever to win his first 3 MLB starts. PITCHER no a THROWER …. We need more of these kinds! ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/HBn4xIxjRA

— Dan Plesac (@Plesac19) August 28, 2025

Tune in this Sunday at 8pm ET for "Behind the Smile: Francisco Lindor".

📺 MLB Network pic.twitter.com/jIrXL0jHWW

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 29, 2025

The offense has come around. In fact its been the best in baseball for a couple of weeks now. Everyone's hitting. Soto is on a heater, the big bats at the tops are delivering, guys like Baty, Vientos, and even Torrens are making the bottom of the order dangerous too.

The young promotions are getting it done on the bump (McLean and Tong). It's really the veteran starters that's holding the team back. Senga and Manaea primarily. Peterson has had a couple of stinkers lately, but overall he's been solid. Manaea and Senga can not get through 5 innings, much less 6. It's stretching the bullpen thin and causing issues there too. Helsley has been an absolute disaster so far, but that's another story.

If Manaea and Senga can get right this team is dangerous the way it's hitting right now. But man pitching is a major concern at the moment. If the playoffs started today who are the Mets trusting to start a series?

Nolan McLean is probably the most trusted arm right now and he's thrown 4 career games!

The Mets are calling up another pitching prospect 👀

Brandon Sproat will make his first career start on Sunday in Cincinnati, according to MLB's @AnthonyDiComo. pic.twitter.com/FSFNA2UX8l

— MLB (@MLB) September 4, 2025

“Piggybacking" is the strategy the Mets rotation should employ if they reach October...
 
Game 1⁰Nolan McLean → David Peterson
 
Game 2⁰Jonah Tong → Clay Holmes
 
Game 3⁰Kodai Senga → Sean Manaea
 
+ Brandon Sproat as an X-factor⁰No choice but to get creative 👇 pic.twitter.com/npcQXfdQjm

— Paul Hembekides (Hembo) (@PaulHembo) September 4, 2025

Piggybacking" is the strategy the Mets rotation should employ if they reach October...

Game 1
Nolan McLean David Peterson

Game 2
Jonah Tong Clay Holmes

Game 3
Kodai Senga Sean Manaea

+ Brandon Sproat as an X-factor
No choice but to get creative

Yeah, idk about this.

I think as of today I'd be inclined to go :

Game 1
David Peterson

Game 2
Nolan McLean

Game 3
Piggy-Back game with Senga/Manaea

I need to see more from Tong. I am excited about him long term, but we've seen 1 game. Hard to predict how he fits into the post season strategy, that will be determined by his performance down the stretch.

You could have Holmes sort of on standby for games 1 or 2 as a piggyback option if things get hairy early with Peterson or McLean.

Davey Johnson, who managed the Mets to their 1986 World Series title, dies at 82 https://t.co/IHlJPcMq28 pic.twitter.com/64nSIoCG0R

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 6, 2025

Tong. Sproat. McLean.

The @Mets will get a glimpse into the future with their top three pitching prospects lined up to start the next three games. pic.twitter.com/kyGvY9o8h5

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) September 6, 2025

Francisco Lindor also wore this glove to honor the 9/11 first responders 👏 https://t.co/aQJdFU6Rmd pic.twitter.com/C48Xn8CLfI

— MLB (@MLB) September 12, 2025

The Mets are holding onto just a 1.5 game lead for the final NL Wild Card spot after being swept by the Phillies in a four-game set.

Ron Darling and the #MLBCentral crew discuss. pic.twitter.com/Fy8j2jYe4q

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) September 12, 2025

Francisco Lindor's wife Katia played the national anthem on the violin ahead of tonight's Mets game! pic.twitter.com/rIKuEGiIhn

— MLB (@MLB) September 16, 2025

The Mets drew 3 million fans to Citi Field this season, the first time since the ballpark opened in 2009. It represented a 38% overall increase in attendance from last season.

The Mets drew 3 million fans to Citi Field this season, the first time since the ballpark opened in 2009. It represented a 38% overall increase in attendance from last season.

— Abbey Mastracco (@AbbeyMastracco) September 18, 2025

The Mets were 21 games over .500 in June. Is it possible they could now miss the playoffs?

They've already lost today. The Reds are winning.

If the Reds hang on, those teams would be tied but the Reds hold the tiebreaker.

So ...

Yep , the Reds would be the last wild card if the season ended today. Which it won't.

The Mets were 21 games over .500 in June. Is it possible they could now miss the playoffs?

They've already lost today. The Reds are winning.

If the Reds hang on, those teams would be tied but the Reds hold the tiebreaker.

So ...

Yep , the Reds would be the last wild card if…

— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) September 21, 2025

Just a complete tailspin. The pitching has failed post all star break.

Today the CF made 2 unbelievable catches-one robbed Alvy of a game tying HR in the 9th. The other was the craziest circus catch I've ever seen.

Losing 2 of 3 to the Nationals with the season on the line is brutal. Hard to believe the team is here … but here we are.