The 2026 season has been less than stellar for our New York Mets, to put it nicely. Changes clearly need to be made – but what should those changes be? Here’s what our team thinks.

David Melendi

Well, here goes nothing. I would play Baty every day at third, move Bichette to second, and play Mauricio at short until Lindor comes back. For the pitching, the top 3 are set, Tobias Myers is the new No. 4, and the fifth day shall be an opener with the Manaea/Peterson/Senga combo to follow. Also, as a Hail Mary, I would fire Mendoza and make Kai Correa the interim manager. Some psychologists say that changes in the workplace can temporarily improve productivity. Worth a shot.

Kai Correa. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Matthew Tutrone

An exorcism? Bury an offering to the baseball gods beneath home plate? Free tickets to all remaining games to build good karma? Hire an Etsy witch? I dunno. I’m at a loss here.

Rafael González

Honestly, and I promise I’m not joking, I’d lean into Stearns’ offseason philosophy of run prevention more than ever. I’d ensure every lineup card features the best possible defensive alignment. Mendoza can keep switching the order all he wants to try and win the matchups, but at the end of the day, the team isn’t hitting. So stop trying to outslug teams you’re not currently equipped to beat. Until the bats come around, I’d want the Mets to be the best defensive team in baseball. Double down on fielding fundamentals so you win on the margins as often as possible. Keep Soto at DH for now, don’t move Bichette to short, get Tyrone more runs in left, and lean on Baty as probably the best fit at first.

This is especially important because the pitching hasn’t been the issue many expected. Yes, Senga and Peterson have left a lot to be desired, to put it mildly. However, McLean, Holmes, and Peralta are keeping the Mets in every game they appear in. Meanwhile, the bullpen has been quietly effective, ranking eighth in baseball in ERA, ninth in WHIP, and fourth in BB/9. The back end of the rotation is a real issue, but there isn’t much you can do but hope Christian Scott’s first start was a blip and monitor the guys at Triple-A if Peterson keeps this up.

Chris Bello

It’s time for the Mets to make a managerial change. Carlos Mendoza oversaw the collapse of 2025 and now has started 2026 with the Mets worst start to a season since 1981. The Mets need something to snap them out of their horrendous start and need a new voice to rally the clubhouse.

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Mojo Hill

I’m not always one to immediately jump into the “fire the manager” camp, but I think the Mets should fire Carlos Mendoza.

I can’t help but relate their situation to that of the Red Sox and Phillies, two underperforming teams that have already taken initiative and fired their managers. The Mets have a worse record than the Red Sox, the same record as the Phillies and have had a longer losing streak than both teams. I don’t see how Mendoza still has a job under that precedent.

But even ignoring that context, I still think the Mets should let Mendoza go. He clearly isn’t getting the most out of a roster that has plenty of payroll and talent, and the team just looks sluggish and uninspired from an outsider’s perspective. His lineups lately have felt like grasping at straws. Overall, it just doesn’t seem like he has his team fired up to win baseball games. They underperformed last year, have been even worse this year and just don’t seem to be going in a good direction with Mendoza at the helm.

It stinks because the Mets can’t seem to find a long-term, trustworthy voice to lead the team. Mickey Callaway, Luis Rojas and Buck Showalter’s tenures were all brief, and now it looks like Mendoza’s might be, too. But I think it’s the right move.

Johnluke Chaparro

Change the way they approach pitchers at the plate. Something seems to be fishy with the hitting philosophy, whether it’s not being aggressive enough or being too aggressive and grounding out a lot. Not much emphasis on pitch selections and line drives. If that is being preached, then the players themselves need a wake-up call on what they go after. Situational hitting was supposed to be this team’s strength, and it turns out that it’s the glaring weakness right now. If they can figure that out, it should ease a lot of the burdens they’ve faced.

Michelle Ioannou

It’s time – Mendoza needs to go. The organization overhauled the players in the offseason, and now it’s time to make those changes in management, too.