3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Hit New Lows After Rockies Sweep

The New York Mets are an absolute train wreck.

While it is still April, this team appears to be broken. And there doesn’t appear to be any tangible sign of a turnaround on the horizon, either.

Instead, the Mets just keep taking backward steps. Take this weekend, for example. New York was swept at home by the Rockies. And, if you need reminding, Colorado lost 119 games in 2025.

The offense was an embarrassing no-show yet again. There were yet more defensive mistakes. And, more worryingly, is the fact that there just appears to be no energy, no pulse, and no real heartbeat with this team.

If things carry on the way they are, then it probably won’t be too long until drastic changes are made. After all, it is getting late early and the season already looks to be in grave danger.

Thanks to the series loss to the Rockies, the Mets are now tied for the second-worst start in franchise history at 9-19. Things are that bad, and they could get a whole lot worse.

In the meantime, let’s go over everything from another tough weekend in the latest edition of 3 Up, 3 Down…

3 UP

OFF DAY

After yet another awful weekend, maybe an off day on Monday is what this team needs. Okay, that’s probably a stretch, but we’re in short supply when it comes to positives. Very few things went right for the Mets over the weekend. And, with the season continuing to spiral, an opportunity for everyone to come together and try to come up with some much-needed answers with no game to worry about may not be a bad thing.

LONE BRIGHT SPOT

At least the Mets have Nolan McLean. With few other positives to cling to, at least Mets fans know they have a true stud in the rotation. McLean delivered again, allowing just two runs (one earned) with two walks and seven strikeouts over five innings. Sure, he isn’t getting a lot of run support. And McLean’s struggles the third time through the order are a little concerning. He owns a 10.40 ERA against an order a third time through. However, with that said, once McLean learns how to maintain his stuff, then he looks set to be unstoppable. He’s the only good thing about this Mets team right now.

SAVING GRACE

For everything that went wrong throughout the doubleheader on Sunday, at least the bullpen wasn’t a net negative. Six relievers combined to allow just one run over 10.1 innings in the two games combined. Carl Edwards Jr., who was called up over the weekend, did walk three in the final game of the series, but also didn’t allow a run and struck out five over 3.1 innings of work. Devin Williams tossed a perfect inning to silence the noise after a couple of rough outings. Luke Weaver looked good, as did Austin Warren. All in all, the bullpen was incredibly effective and did its job on a busy Sunday.

3 DOWN

SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE

This can’t go on any longer, can it? The Mets are a broken team and have now lost 15 of their last 17 games. Furthermore, they don’t look close to turning things around. Not only is this a fundamentally bad baseball team, but the players also seem incapable of adjusting on the fly. We’re seeing the same old mistakes and fatal flaws game in and game out. If that wasn’t bad enough, there just seems to be a real lack of effort and hustle, as well as no real pulse or heartbeat. This team isn’t doing anything with any real energy. With the season already on the brink, something seismic may have to happen in order to jolt the Mets out of their current malaise. Otherwise, it could be a very long and rough summer.

SAME OLD STORY 

How can an offense with the likes of Juan Soto and Bo Bichette be this bad? Against a team that lost over 110 games last year, the Mets lineup scored just one run over 18 innings on Sunday and were shut out for the fifth time this year. Furthermore, the offense managed just four runs in three games against Colorado, and has now put up a measly 38 runs in their last 16 games. If you want more damming evidence of just how bad the Mets are offensively, they’ve now scored one run or fewer 10 times. They’ve also scored two runs or fewer 14 times, and have lost on all 14 occasions. As a result, the 92 runs the Mets have scored this season are the fewest in all of baseball, as is the 3.28 runs per game average.

Stats aside, the eye test paints a more damming and concerning picture. The majority of the at-bats just look non-competitive, and the entire lineup seems to be stuck in a never-ending funk. Too many players are showing flashes only to then go ice-cold for prolonged stretches. There is no clear answer for why the lineup is struggling as badly as it is, and there appears to be no clear fix, either.

(NOT) GOING LONG

Freddy Peralta has been solid enough so far this year. In other words, he’s been good, not great. Or, rather, he’s started out great but then faded fast. As was the case on Friday night. Peralta pitched four scoreless innings but ran into trouble in the fifth and was soon pulled. Through his first six starts as a Met, Peralta has only pitched a full six innings once. He’s also pitching to a 3.90 ERA. It goes without saying that if the Mets are to salvage anything from this season, then they need Peralta to start offering both quality and quantity in his starts.