After failing to show up in the most pivotal series of their season, the New York Mets are in total free fall mode. The plan was to wait for Yoenis Cespedes, Steven Matz and Seth Lugo to return, but at the moment, that has looked like a flop.
Matt Harvey and Neil Walker exchanged places with the reinforcements on the DL and Zack Wheeler, their most reliable starting pitcher this year, has been shelled in both of his last two outings.
Now currently embarked on a brutal west coast trip, the team can only hope that veteran players will step up and help push the team towards a run back into relevancy.