It’s been a season of streaks for Todd Frazier, and right now, he’s ice-cold. After a 37 game stretch in May and June where he produced a .992 OPS, Frazier is now batting .188/.243/.344 with seven home runs over his last 206 plate appearances.

With the Mets battling for a Wild Card spot, they shouldn’t give regular at-bats to a player slumping this badly, especially when Mickey Callaway has other third base options with J.D. Davis (131 OPS+) and Jeff McNeil (148 OPS+). Against the Braves this weekend, when the Mets needed their starters to come through, Frazier continued his struggles with just one hit in ten at-bats.

With McNeil now back from the injured list, the time is now for Frazier to be taken out of the lineup.

“That’s really hard to say,” Callaway said when asked about how McNeil’s return would impact the lineup. “I think we need to take it day by day. Obviously, somebody is going to get less playing time. I don’t think it’s any one person. It will probably be a mixture of everybody.”

Callaway added that Juan Lagares won’t stand to lose any playing time, given his hot streak.

“Lagares deserves to play right now,” Callaway said. “He’s saving runs and creating runs.”

The slump has dropped Frazier’s batting line to .228/.300/.404 in 106 games on the season. He has hit 16 home runs with 51 RBI, but his OPS+ stands at 87, while his wOBA has plummeted to .301 on the season.

The 33-year-old third baseman posted similar disappointing numbers last year. In 115 games, Frazier held a 93 OPS+, and a .302 wOBA. Overall, Frazier holds a .698 OPS during his two seasons with the Mets.

Given these numbers, it’s clear that Frazier isn’t the same player he was in his prime that made two All-Star games and posted a 115 OPS+ with the Reds. But the Mets have yet to bench him, even though he’s batting .188 for the past two months.

Frazier still ranks as a positive defender (3 DRS), despite making five errors in the past month, but his glove isn’t compensating for his struggles on offense. Frazier owns just a 0.7 fWAR in 106 games this season.

At this point of his career, Frazier is best suited for a bench role, where he could provide power as a pinch hitter. While it’s possible that Frazier could get hot again, the Mets have seen enough from Frazier to realize that either McNeil or Davis should now start every game at third base.