The 2026 New York Mets hit another low over the weekend. They got swept by the last-place Colorado Rockies in Queens, by scores of 4-3, 3-1 and 3-0. Entering Monday, the Mets are 9-19 and tied with the Phillies for the worst record in baseball.
On the latest episode of “Baseball Bar-B-Cast,” hosts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman addressed the latest Mets dysfunction and the job security of manager Carlos Mendoza.
“This is a disaster,” Shusterman noted while also giving credit to the Rockies. “This Rockies team is a normal bad team, and that is a huge step forward after last season.”
The 2026 Rockies have some promising pitchers, highlighted by 2023 first-round pick Chase Dollander, and an offense that is capable of putting up runs.
Meanwhile, the Mets’ offense, which was missing Juan Soto and now is missing Francisco Lindor, has been slumping to a shocking degree. The Mets finally ended their 12-game losing streak last week but looked terrible at home over the weekend against Colorado.
“The offense has now sunk to the worst in the sport, and it’s not even particularly close,” Shusterman said. “They’ve scored two runs or fewer in half of their games.”
He also argued that the team can’t blame the offensive ineptitude on injuries alone: “I don’t care,” he said. “You have enough other good players that you should not be one of the worst offenses that we’ve ever seen.”
How secure is Mendoza’s job?
To this point, Mintz has been confident that Mendoza’s job is safe.
“I have remained adamant that Mendoza is not getting fired,” he said. “Now, that opinion was based on a belief that the Mets would have enough time to turn this around [and] would eventually get things back on track.
“That belief is wavering now for me because they just got swept by the Rockies. And there does come a point where you lose enough games where there has to be something different.”
As that need for something different intensifies, the hosts wouldn’t rule out the possibility of Mendoza being fired. Still, Mintz argued, it’s more likely the Mets would make changes to their coaching staff. Then again, most of their coaches are new this season, so the team might be at a bit of a loss as far as how to make a change.
One thing Mintz feels certain about: “The New York Mets are not hiring Alex Cora. … There is no way [president of baseball operations] David Stearns thinks that’s the answer to their problems.”
What could the Mets do to shake things up?
If firing the manager or changing the coaching staff is not the right move, maybe the Mets should make a trade, Shusterman contended.
“If you are trying to save this season and you do not want to change the coaching staff, there are ways to go improve your team,” he said. “They are very rare at this time of year and will likely cost you real prospects. … However, if you’re going to keep falling into this deep a hole, you can.”
It would be unusual for the Mets to make a big trade this early in the season, and it seems unlikely that Stearns would want to do that, but it could be another way to give the team some new energy and an offensive boost.
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