Mets get 'F' grade with multiple failing experiments so far this season
There's a lot wrong with the Mets in the early-goings of the season.
Mets get 'F' grade with multiple failing experiments so far this season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The New York Mets are coming out of the first few weeks of the 2026 MLB season with a terrible 7-12 record, which has them at the bottom of the NL East.
It's been a rough season already, and while the Juan Soto injury is playing a big role in the struggles so far, their multiple failing experiments to begin the season certainly haven't helped. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report gave the Mets a brutal, but also appropriate "F" grade for the season so far, thanks in large part to the poor offense and the failing experiment with top prospect Carson Benge. Mets given 'F' grade for brutal 7-12 start to 2026 season "New York Mets (7-12): F," Miller writes.
"... Unfortunately, they are bottom five in runs scored, with seven of the nine team leaders in plate appearances posting a sub-. 600 OPS.
(Most notably, the 'Carson Benge or Bust' experiment has very much gone in the latter direction thus far). " While the Mets could turn things around still, this grade is based on the first 20 or so games of the 2026 MLB season. And for the Mets, the first portion of the season has been a disaster.