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27 ways the Mets could potentially improve their collective performance

By John Frascella

Aug 17, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty (22) celebrates after a home run in his first career at-bat against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 17, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty (22) celebrates after a home run in his first career at-bat against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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After an embarrassing three-game sweep at the hands of the lowly Detroit Tigers, the much-hyped New York Mets have now dropped to .500 on the season.

The highest payroll in baseball history shouldn’t have a 16-16 record. It is simply not acceptable. And yet, that’s where the New York Mets sit after being swept by the Detroit Tigers.

I’ve been complaining about the management combination of general manager Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter all along, but the Twitter trolls have been asking me for more than just complaints.

As always, I am happy to oblige!

Mets: 27 ways New York can improve their collective performance

Ultimately, the key here is having urgency and evaluating every little aspect of your franchise and roster. Here are — ways the Mets could potentially improve their collective performance from here on out (a clean list, nice and simple):

  1. Think about trying Brandon Nimmo in the 3-hole so he can assist in driving in runs.
  2. Always have Jeff McNeil in the top four in the order, regardless of righty or lefty on the hill.
  3. Drop Francisco Lindor in the batting order and let him earn a prime spot.
  4. Trade Daniel Vogelbach to any willing suitor. Improve the team’s DH spot.
  5. Play Brett Baty every, single day. No rest unless injured or specifically requested by the player.
  6. In no particular order, bat the same four guys at the top every single day: Nimmo, McNeil, Pete Alonso and Baty.
  7. Release Eduardo Escobar.
  8. Promote Ronny Mauricio to the bigs.
  9. Promote Mark Vientos as well.
  10. Demote or release Luis Guillorme. Actively seek to improve utility spot.
  11. Play Francisco Alvarez virtually every single game – only one “rest day” per week.
  12. Release or demote Tomas Nido. Actively seek to improve other catcher spot.
  13. Spend more time working with Kodai Senga on his command and control.
  14. Consider moving Senga to the bullpen to get him to focus on one inning at a time.
  15. Trade Max Scherzer to any willing suitor.
  16. Release Carlos Carrasco.
  17. Stop resting David Robertson and Adam Ottavino so often.
  18. Stop basically all “rest”: Play your best players as often as humanly possible and try to actually string some wins together.
  19. Pursue trades with the teams that are struggling the most: Tigers, White Sox, Royals, Athletics, Giants, Reds, Nationals, Rockies and Cardinals. Here’s a list I worked on earlier this year. The list has certainly expanded since then, as well.
  20. Fire Eppler.
  21. Fire Showalter.
  22. Possible replacements for Eppler: Theo Epstein, anyone from the Rays’ upper management, anyone from Astros’ upper management, Orioles, Braves, Blue Jays or Dodgers.
  23. Possible replacements for Showalter: Carlos Beltran, Joe Maddon, Joe Girardi and Mike Matheny, amongst many others.
  24. Fire bench coach Eric Chavez.
  25. Fire hitting coach Jeremy Barnes.
  26. Fire assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske.
  27. Fire pitching coach Jeremy Hefner.

Ultimately, the key is to remove complacency from the equation. The Mets need to be looking to improve their situation on daily basis.

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