Coming off an ugly season with the biggest payroll in baseball history, hopes were mildly higher for the New York Mets entering 2024.
There was no way they'd dethrone the Atlanta Braves atop the AL East, but surely not everything would go wrong again. After all, even the slightest of winning records can get a team into the playoffs these days.
And yet nearly two months into the new season, the 2024 Mets are somehow markedly worse off than they were this time a year ago.
The Mets have lost 10 of 13 entering Memorial Day Weekend with a three-game set vs.