The New York Mets season can be summed up in one word; Frustration.

Pete Alonso went from the Rookie of the Year home run king, to the guy most likely to snap a bat across his knee. Jeff McNeil has kept television producers on the ready with the frequency in which he has yelled cuss words in stadiums with only cardboard cutouts there to listen. Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha have struggled to live up to the successes of their youth, while Wilson Ramos has gone from a run-producer to a rally-killer.

Under the circumstance of a regular season, the Mets have gotten off to a rocky start with plenty of time left for their talent to rise to the surface. This year, there are only 12 games left.

Through all of the pressing and uncertainty surrounding this franchise, it would not be surprising if we started to see some pointing fingers. Especially when the Mets have a first-year manager, who was not even the primary choice to take over the position.

Yet that is not what is currently taking place in the clubhouse for New York, as Luis Rojas continues to garner respect from his young ballclub.

“He just shows up every single day for us and he picks us up,” McNeil said when he spoke with the media before Tuesday’s game.

“We’ve had some tough losses and he’s always in the locker room picking us up, being positive. Saying ‘you know, we’ll get ’em tomorrow, way to battle, way to fight.’ He’s done a tremendous job with the guys in the clubhouse and I know we all like playing for him.”

Like many players on this roster, McNeil was managed by Rojas throughout his minor league career. Rojas was his skipper in Savannah in 2014, and again in Port St. Lucie the following season. Through countless stops in McNeil’s professional baseball career, it has been Rojas penciling his name in the linuep.

“He’s always the same guy all the time. Super even-keeled. Doesn’t get too high or to low (which is) nice to have in a manager.” McNeil explained.

While this young core of position players isn’t going anywhere for the Mets, there is still plenty of uncertainty in the air with the ongoing sale of the New York Mets. Steve Cohen has agreed to terms with the Wilpon and Katz families to purchase the team and is now just awaiting approval from the other owners and Major League Baseball.

With a change in guard coming, no one can feel completely safe that their position with the franchise will remain beyond this season. Outside of his years as a minority owner, Cohen is foreign to the business of baseball and will have plenty of decisions to make. The biggest question is if Cohen will want to bring in his own people at the top, putting GM Brodie Van Wagenen and Rojas on the hot seat.

Rojas was honest was asked about this change in ownership and did not pretend as if he had not read the paper and heard the news. Still, the manager is not ready to quit on this season and is focused on the day-to-day duties of trying to win baseball games.

“What I can say is that everyone here is aware of what’s going on, and what took place, but right now, our focus is on the field. Our focus is on today. As you run into this type of news, your focus has got to go back into what we need to do.” Rojas said.

At this point in the season, it would take a great winning streak for this Mets team to rally themselves back into contention. Moving forward though, the Mets are a young team with a young manager that the players want to play for. That is certainly a great place to start when looking towards the future in Queens.