The New York Mets have had a pretty rough stretch of games in June. They went from 5.5 games ahead in the NL East standings on June 12, lost seven stragiht, and are now tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East. They had four consecutive losses against division rivals. Some of the Mets’ most important players, and ones they relied on early this year, are now suddenly in a slump. But some are far more concerning than others.
1) Brett Baty
Brett Baty was once considered one of the best prospects in all of baseball. However, he struggled at the plate and in the field from his debut in 2022 up through his 2024 campaign. But 2025 looked like a different story. After a rough two weeks to open 2025, Baty went on a tear, batting .300/.358/.588 with a .404 wOBA, and 165 wRC+ from April 16 through the end of May. He only struck out in 20.5% of his plate appearances and went yard a half-dozen times. For reference, he had all of 15 home runs from 2022 through 2024, which consisted of 169 games.
A breakout for Baty seemed to be on the horizon. It was by far his most promising stretch of playing time since he made his debut. However, since the calendar turned over to June, Baty has looked next to lost at the dish. He only has six hits over 58 plate appearances. He’s gone down on strikes 16 times with only five walks. His OPS heading into this month was .767, but has now plummeted to just .659.
Baty’s win percentage added (WPA) prior to the Mets breaking their recent losing streak amounted to a whopping -0.55, which was the sixth lowest of any third baseman this month with at least 50 plate appearances. Baty is still hitting the ball hard, but that’s about all the positives you can say about his game right now. Given how good he looked from mid-April through the end of May, it’s disheartening to see him fall into this brutal slump and look even worse than he did prior to 2025. It’s definitely concerning, given his lack of track record and the fact the Mets need help in the infield right now.
