MLB's biggest surprises, disappointments: Mets are an absolute mess
A look at the biggest surprises and disappointments over the first three weeks of the 2026 MLB season.
It’s the three-week anniversary of the 2026 MLB season opener, with barely 10% of the grueling season completed, and at least six weeks before anyone can adequately evaluate their team. Yet, in the world of talk shows, social media, gambling sites and plain ol’ rancor and hostility, it’s never too early to rush to judgment and overreact, right? So, here we are, prematurely jumping to our own conclusions, and passing out labels for the biggest surprises and disappointments of this terribly young season.
Biggest disappointment: New York Mets Remember when David Stearns went into his chemistry lab, threw on his goggles, whipped out the glass beakers, mixed up the solutions, and decided that he found the magical formula to turn MLB’s most expensive payroll into a winner? Well, back to the lab. The Mets are an absolute mess.
They are in last place with a 7-12 record. They have lost eight games in a row. They have scored three runs in their last 38 innings.
They went down in order 15 times in the three-game series against the Dodgers. They have already been shut out five times. They have the second-lowest batting average in the National League.
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