Mets fans won't like seeing where their team sits in latest power rankings originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The New York Mets were one of the busiest teams during the winter break. They built a ton of hype by acquiring names like Bo Bichette, Freddy Peralta, Luis Robert Jr., Marcus Semien, Devin Williams, Jorge Polanco, and others.
However, many of these names are not playing how the front office or the fans thought they would. Semien, Bichette, and Polanco all have struggled, but they are not the only ones.
Francisco Lindor is also struggling, batting only .205 with just one home run through 20+ games this season, and the club has been without Juan Soto as he deals with his right calf strain.
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Last week was not too kind to the Mets. They were on a five-game losing streak, thanks to being swept by the Athletics, and faced off against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
They would go on to lose all three games, being outscored 14-3, and it didn't get easier in their next series against the Chicago Cubs. They would be swept again, making it an 11-game losing streak.
And with how they have performed over the last week plus a few days, they've fallen pretty far down in the latest power rankings. Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter tags them as the worst team in baseball right now.
"The Mets have been outscored 62-19 during their current 11-game losing streak. Go ahead and read that again, just to make sure it lands. Juan Soto has been sidelined with a calf strain for the entirety of that skid, but one missing star that shouldn't mean the wheels fall off and the train derails."
Even with the club missing Soto, they shouldn't be struggling this badly. They have the star power to make it through injuries, or so it seemed.
The Mets currently sit alone at the bottom of the NL East, and something will need to change fast, or they could be there all season long.
Diamondbacks earn 'A-' grade while weathering a storm of injuries
Rangers earn mediocre early-season grade as offense looks to find consistency
Athletics secure 'B-' grade behind solid pitching and road success
Angels fans should feel pretty good about their team's early-season grade
Munetaka Murakami cannot save the White Sox from this 'D-' grade