We all heard it all Winter- it’s the Mets time. They took Juan Soto from the “varsity” team in New York. They had finally slayed the big brother Phillies in the playoffs. Their owner promised to move heaven and earth to win a championship. Then they came out and started 45-24, the best record in baseball through 69 games.

From that June 12th on, they went 38-55. They only had a better record than the Rockies and Nationals in the National League after that. They finished 13 games behind the Phillies. They finished 83-79. They finished one game behind the Cincinnati Reds for the third NL Wild Card. They’re headed for Cancun now.

All the talk about being “Big Brother” in New York from Mets fans was silly. Sure, Soto was actually great. Lindor and Alonso were great again. Alvarez was pretty good. So was Edwin Diaz. Tell me who else was good after that? The answer is no one. The Mets let Jose Iglesias, Jose Quintana, and J.D. Martinez all walk away. They changed the very soul of their team. The supporting cast they built around their superstar players was sub-standard. Their rotation was awful. They had one dependable reliever. They have five spots in their lineup underperform.

I hate the Mets, but I have a little advice for them- there are 26 spots on the roster. You can buy the #1 free agent if your owner wants, but that doesn’t win you enough games. It takes a full squad. Maybe you’ll build one of those, someday.