The New York Mets are collapsing. With the regular season dwindling to its final, precious few games, what once looked like a promising campaign is now teetering on the brink of disaster. The team’s playoff chances, once a near-certainty, are slipping through their fingers with each frustrating loss. While the arrival of Juan Soto electrified the offense for much of the year, the glaring roster holes that were patched over with maybes and hopes in the offseason have been ripped wide open down the stretch.
This freefall isn't just a late-season slump; it’s the consequence of a flawed roster construction.