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Well, Mets fans, we have made it to the All-Star break. As crazy as it sounds, the first half of the season has concluded. So far, the Metsmerized team has put together grades on the coaching staff, starting pitchers, relievers, and outfielders.

For years, the talk about the New York Mets was they were going to be great once there was a universal DH. After all, this was an organization who put players at defensive positions they had no business playing. In a fit of irony, the Mets DH situation is one of the worst in all of baseball.

Through the first half of the season, the Mets DH collectively has an 80 wRC+. That’s the worst in the National League, and there is no shortage of players accountable for the collective team failure.

J.D. Davis: F

J.D. Davis leads all Mets batters at the DH position. To a certain extent, that is a good thing because his 97 wRC+ is best on the team. That’s right for a position where the only job is to hit, Davis has a wRC+ below league average.

There’s no shortage of reasons why Davis has failed. He has a 31.0% strikeout rate. That’s compounded by his having a .111 ISO, 1.77 GB/FB , and a 9.7% HR/FB. There are on shortage of reasons why he has been bad at the plate, and you really have to wonder why the Mets have never considered using one of his two options to get him regular at-bats at Triple-A to get him going.

Please keep in mind, Davis has been the best of the group, and he has failed miserably.

Dominic Smith: F

Dominic Smith has the second most plate appearances at the DH position trailing Davis by 45. Like Davis, he has really done nothing with those plate appearances to justify being the team’s everyday DH right now.

Smith has not homered all season, and he’s below the Mendoza Line with a .194 batting average. His 67 wRC+ is easily the lowest of his career. That includes when he was a 22 year old battling sleep apnea.

It should come as no surprise he has career worsts in ground ball and hard hit rates. While he’s shifted against often, this is the least he’s pulled the ball in his career, and he still has a .263 BABIP. Overall, there’s a reason why he was sent down to the minors this season.

Nick Plummer: F

Believe it or not, Nick Plummer has the third most plate appearances on the team at the DH spot with 31. In many ways, this rating is unfair to Plummer because he’s still a young player who was not ready at this point in his career to be a platoon DH option.

Still, Plummer had an 0-for-20 stretch before he was sent back down to Triple-A. The real shame with Plummer is this stretch did impact his development as he was just 3-for-36 in his first 10 games back with Syracuse. Fortunately, he seems to be getting back on track as he currently has a five game hitting streak.

Robinson Cano: Z

Robinson Cano was a given a Z because F just isn’t low enough, and really, much of the issues the Mets have at the DH position stems from him. Fortunately, he was released as roster sizes contracted after the first month of the season.

Due to Cano’s status in the clubhouse and his $24 million salary, he was given every chance to be the Mets DH for the season. Things seemed to get off well with his going 3-for-7 with a walk and two RBI over this first two games of the season.

Then, reality set in. After those two games, Cano was 5-for-34 (.147) with just one homer. Al told, he had a 47 wRC+ basically forcing the Mets hand into releasing him. It should be noted one of the reasons the Mets released him was Cano refused to try a stint in Triple-A, much like Steve Trachsel once did years ago, to try to get back on track.

Rather than be team-first, Cano big-timed the Mets. His plate appearances were a waste of time, and really, it cost Davis and/or Smith the opportunity to get going in the early part of the season. If not for Cano, you could argue Davis or Smith might’ve gotten into the rhythm of the season much sooner, and they might’ve had more success.

Instead, Cano got a chance, and he might’ve tanked the position for the Mets. In the end, Cano may very well be the biggest reason the Mets will be seeking out a DH at the trade deadline.