2025 Mets: First Road Trip
The Mets are .500 through six games — and are coming home for six more.
The Mets have played six games — 3.7% into the 2025 MLB season.
Six games is not nearly a large enough sample size to make assumptions based on how the subsequent season will follow.
But we can try.
Tomorrow will become reality — Juan Soto will finally run out to right field as a member of the New York Mets.
As an early disclaimer — Juan Soto’s name will rarely appear after this, as he has essentially been the team in some ways or another. Juan Soto so far in 2025:
.238/.407/.429 with 1 2B, 1 HR, and a .836 OPS (138 OPS+).
Here’s Soto’s home run from game 2 in Houston — the Mets first win of the season.
The Mets are .500 through six games, and are now coming home for six more. This is to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly so far in 2025 for the Mets.
There was more bad than good — but the good teams stay afloat.
Through the early slog of the regular season, these are the games that the Mets should really want to take advantage of.
Especially while the Braves are 0-7.
The Mets will play the Blue Jays for three, and the Marlins again for three more. The Blue Jays enter atop the AL East at 5-2, sweeping the Nationals and taking 1 against the Orioles to begin the year.
Regardless, it shoud be a fun first weekend.
Here’s the layout for the Mets’ next games:
Toronto Blue Jays @ Mets
Friday, April 4th @ 3:10PM — Kevin Gausman vs. Tylor Megill
Saturday, April 5th @ 7:10 PM — Chris Bassitt vs. Griffin Canning
Sunday, April 6th @ 1:40 PM — Bowden Francis vs. David Peterson
Miami Marlins @ Mets
Monday, April 7th @ 7:10 PM — Starting Pitchers TBD (Maybe: Kodai Senga)
Tuesday, April 8th @ 7:10 PM — Starting Pitchers TBD (Maybe: Clay Holmes)
Wednesday, April 9th @ 1:40 PM — Starting Pitchers TBD
Thursday, April 10th — Off Day
Mets @ Oakland Athletics
Friday, April 7th @ 10:05 PM — Starting Pitchers TBD
Saturday, April 8th @ 4:05 PM — Starting Pitchers TBD
Sunday, April 9th @ 1:40 PM — Starting Pitchers TBD
While reflecting on the last six games — let’s start with the positives.
Pete Alonso
In case you haven’t heard — Pete Alonso could be heating up. He saved the Mets’ rear end in their last game of the rubber match against Miami, hitting a three-run home run with two outs in the 8th inning.
Gives you goosebumps.
There’s a real chance one of the premiere power hitters has found his swing again.
Name dragged through the mud this offseason — wanted away by many. To see him back is absolutely awesome. 25 home runs away from being the Mets franchise leader in home runs.
Having Ted Williams in front of you certainly helps, but Alonso seems more locked in than ever.
On Opening Day, Alonso saw three full counts. He drew two walks and had a single. From then on, his season felt different. His swing looked different — and his approach certainly was.
As an aside of what should start becoming more of the main platter — Alonso’s defense. Throws on turns to 2nd base, especially on double plays, have imporved. Alonso’s still scooping and working around the bag effectively and efficiently, as well. He continues to steadily get better each and every year.
At the end of the Astros series, Pete Alonso struggled. When he went to Miami, Alonso excelled. He snapped a 1-for-10 he had with a grand slam in the 1st game of the series in which the Mets won 10-4.
Here’s the grand slam, because why not.
Polar power.
Alonso continued the great at bats straight through the end of the Marlins series to his three-run home run. But you can’t get too ahead of yourself after six games.
So far in 2025, Alonso’s slashing:
.286/.423/.667 with 2 HR, 5 BB, 2K’s, and a 1.090 OPS (204 OPS+).
Will this continue? Who knows. If it does — which I have a strong feeling it may — expect ‘MVPete’ to become a slogan again before too long.
"I think Pete Alonso's going to get MVP votes this year." -Brandon Tierney, WFAN660
Bullpen
The Mets’ bullpen has been one of the most impressive developments early this season. Through their first three games in Houston, the Mets bullpen threw 9.2 IP scoreless innings.
The bullpen continued this scoreless stretch for another 13.1 IP to begin the season. They took the streak into the 9th inning of game 1 against Miami, where Danny Young got two outs but let up two earned runs.
Huascar Brazobán collected his first save of his career Wednesday, as he currently leads the Mets’ bullpen in innings pitched and strikeouts with five. As a collective, the Mets’ bullpen has been stellar through six games:
(1.64 ERA) 22.0 IP, 14H, 5R, 4 ER, 8BB, 18 K, 0HR
Max Kranick has also been a major bright spot as the lifelong Mets fan is making them all proud every time he takes the mound. Thrown into a tough spot in the Mets’ 2nd game of the season in Houston, Kranick escaped a bases-loaded jam — getting Yordan Alvarez to foul out and Christian Walker to ground out.
It’s not just the Met’ arms in their bullpen that have been impressive — the starting rotation has been, as well.
Staring Pitching
The Mets were criticized for their starting rotation not being below standard. So far through 2024, they’ve been way better than advertised.
Since big fancy graphs normally sell well in baseball circles, let me try.
I’ll keep it as simple as possible.
Filtered by team ERA’s from starting rotations so far in 2025 — the Mets are 3rd in the National League and 4th in baseball.
Think about that.
Again, an extremely small sample size; but an encouraging one. Give it a couple of weeks — of course things could change. If the Mets can hang in the top 10 in the first half before they get Sean Manaea back by best mid-June, that would be great.
Luis Torrens
Talk about a David Stearns masterclass. When the Mets traded for Luis Torrens from the Yankees for $100,000 at the end of May last year — the expectation was that he was a good defensive backup. I’m not sure how many people expected him to start hitting, as well.
Through all six games so far — Luis Torrens is batting:
.313/.353/.625, .978 OPS, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 4 K, 1 BB (171 OPS+)
While it’s not wise to expect the offensive onslaught to continue, Torrens’ defense will — with an absolute cannon for an arm.
With Francisco Alvarez not expected back likely until May, there’s a real conversation to be had about a potential 50/50 split once Alvarez returns. I’d still give Alvarez the start the same way I’d give Jeff McNeil the start at 2B once he returns, no questions asked.
Just something to consider.
With catchers today rarely routinely playing 140+ games like Johnny Bench did — you can always get Alvarez at bats when he’s back at DH. It’ll be something to watch.
Brandon Nimmo
Brandon Nimmo has been as productive as many could have thought coming off lingering plantar fasciitis last year and some early knee pain, as well.
Through six games, Nimmo is slashing .250/.280/.500 with 2 HR, 1 BB, 6 K, and a .780 OPS (116 OPS+)
Nimmo’s home runs came in back to back games against Miami in Game’s 1 and 2.
Having him stay consistent will be a major reason this team does well. Still hoping for a 30 HR season from Nimmo, which could happen this year. We’ll see.
At the end of the day, if Nimmo’s playing, that’s often enough.
Mark Vientos
I truthfully couldn't tell you the reason why Mark Vientos is struggling this early on in the season.
He’s slashing .083/154/.167 with a .321 OPS (-9 OPS+).
Not a great start. Vientos has two early doubles to begin the season, and nothing else. I’m not entirely worried, but am with his mental mistakes. On a ball down the third base line in game 3 against Miami in foul terriroty, Vientos grabbed it before the bag.
This, plus a throwing error home and what almost was a wild throw over Pete Alonso’s head.
I don’t think this would continue for Mark Vientos, which is why this home series coming up is so crucial.
Getting him going could be a major difference maker.
Brett Baty
Another player who hasn't started off on the right foot, with more pressure than Vientos, is Brett Baty. Last year, Baty lost his spot to Mark Vientos and has been trying to make his way back at second base. Baty led the Grapefruit League in OPS (1.186) during spring training, but has been a shell of himself since.
He had a double in the first game of the series against Miami, but has an .071 AVG with a .214 OPS through his first 14 at-bats.
Time is ticking for Brett Baty, hopefully he can continue to pick up where he left off this spring.
Danny Young
Danny Young has not looked good early, as he has a 7.71 ERA through 2.1 IP, with 3 strikeouts and a WHIP of 3.000, which also having ended the Mets’ bullpen’s scoreless streak to begin the year.
You can likely feel comfortable with carrying just A.J. Minter, but if this continues, thinking about a secondary southpaw at the deadline could be worth it.
Francisco Lindor
Francisco Lindor has two hits in his first 20 at bats, and had two errors in the second game of the series against Miami. Coming off the birth of his first son this week, Francisco Lindor gets a pass for now.
Like many of these negatives, time tells all.
It doesn’t excuse his history of slow starts, but it’s smarter to save the added anxiety and check back in a week or two.
Good players struggle. Mets fans experienced it first hand very early on. Caught a lot of slack for it, as well.
All I would say is — receipts. Keep them. This Mets team is too good to not win.