Outside of a hot start and an overall successful April, the past few months of baseball have been rather forgettable for the New York Mets.
After jumping out to a 12-2 record and actually holding down first place in the National League East, they’re emerging from the All-Star break as a last-place squad. That’s right — their 39-55 record is not only 13.5 games behind the behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, but it’s also worse than the Miami Marlins.
You know, the team that appears to be in full tank mode after trading away all three parts of their star-studded outfield over the winter.