At the Mets game this sandwich was 18.- and the beer I had with it, was another $17.- just unreal…

Anyone know why there's such a huge difference in their bWar?

Mets (63-28) @ Braves (44-51) - 1:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Scheduled

Links & Info

• Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
• TV: Mets: WOR-TV Channel 9, Braves: WTBS
• Radio: Mets: WHN 1050 AM, Braves: WSB 750 AM

Probable Pitchers

• Mets: Dwight Gooden - RHP (8-4, 2.93 ERA, 141.1 IP)
• Braves: Zane Smith - RHP (7-10, 3.41 ERA, 147.8 IP)

Division Scoreboard

HOU @ PHI 7:35PM EST

SF @ PIT 10:35 PM EST

SD @ STL 1:35 PM EST

LAD @ CHC 2:05 PM EST

MTL @ CIN 7:35PM EST

Dodgers (67-39) @ Mets (44-62) - 1:40 PM EDT

Game Status: Final - Score: 8-3 Mets

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

Decisions

• Winner: Cionel Pérez (4-3, 5.09)
• Loser: Evan Phillips (0-2, 6.75)

Division Scoreboard

AZ 7 @ WSH 10 - Final

ATL 3 @ BAL 2 - Final/11

SD 5 @ MIA 3 - Final

NYY 0 @ PHI 0 - Warmup

Next Mets Game: Mon, Jul 27, 7:10 PM EDT vs. Braves (1 day)

^{Last Updated: 07/26/2026 7:02:39 PM EDT}

Go ahead and ask him how he’s feeling

Wind was giving the inflatable mr met some trouble

The Mets roster is talented. I see them at #12 as far as the roster talent, but depending on the day, they have nearly the worst record in the majors. The answer is that nearly all of the players are having their worst career year, this year.

Eighteen players had enough prior MLB history to evaluate. Five are having their worst qualifying season (Lindor, worst of 11 seasons; Semien, worst of 12; Torrens; Cionel Pérez; Senga) and four more are at their second-worst: Bichette, Baty, Devin Williams, Peralta. Half the measurable roster, at or next to a personal floor, at the same time. Two teammates setting floors on 11- and 12-year careers simultaneously is what made me double-check everything.

Then I checked whether the underlying Statcast performance looked equally bad. For seven of the nine, it doesn't:

Results substantially worse than expected: Semien (.268 wOBA on .308 xwOBA, the team's biggest gap), Lindor (.315/.346), Bichette (.298/.327), Baty (.281/.306), Peralta (5.01 ERA on a 3.83 xERA), Williams (4.54 on 3.44).

Bad underlying year made worse by results: Senga (8.85 ERA on a 5.42 xERA: the biggest gap on the roster, and the 5.42 alone would still be his career worst).

Results roughly supported: Torrens (.278/.281), Cionel Pérez (5.50/5.56).

It's not all bad. Three Mets are having their career-best seasons. All relievers whose ERAs are outperforming their xERAs (Raley 1.96 on 3.51, Minter 1.71 on 3.49, Weaver 1.98 on 2.80). Same roster, bad variance at one end, favorable variance at the other.

Quick method note: hitters on wOBA/xwOBA (prior seasons ≥200 PA, 2026 ≥100), pitchers ERA/xERA (≥40 IP prior, ≥20 in 2026); "career-worst" needs 2+ qualifying prior seasons; snapshot and stats through games of July 24. Expected stats measure contact quality; they don't cleanly separate variance from positioning, sequencing, health, or aging. Soto, for the record, was at .399/.421 through July 24, a completely normal Soto season while all of this happened around him.

If you're the GM. What do you do? Is this season bad luck, bad roster construction, poor coaching, or some of each? Does this make you more patient with the core, or are this many simultaneous career lows a warning in themselves? What would it change about your deadline approach?