The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets don't have a lot in common.
The Pirates play in the NL Central, while the Mets toil away in the NL East. Likewise, the Mets had five players worth at least 3.0 fWAR this year, while the Pirates only had one (Paul Skenes). And, of course, the Bucs' payroll of $87 million was barely even a quarter of New York's whopping $340 million bottom line this year.
Do you know what they do have in common, though? Both teams missed the playoffs in 2025.
The Mets since June 12, when they were 21 over, best record in baseball:
38-55
The only NL teams with more losses since that day:
Rockies 64
Nationals 58
They had a worse record than the 44-48 Pirates after that date.