2 NY Mets players overdue for a big month, 2 we shouldn’t count on to do much

If the New York Mets don't heat up in June and finish the month well over .500, it'll be tough to harbor any shred of hope about their postseasons odds. While New York has "stabilized" somewhat since its early season collapse, this club will need to go on a three or four-week dominant stretch at some point to make up for all of the lost breathing room in the Wild Card standings.

Oscillating between losing streaks and winning streaks isn't going to cut it. The Mets' last 10 games featured a five-game losing streak, followed by a four-game winning streak, following by a loss on Monday in Seattle.

But for New York to stark stacking some wins and making losses few and far between, it'll need some of its underperforming players to hit their stride. Here are two guys who are likely to do that in June, as well as two players who shouldn't be expected to.

2 Mets players about to break through in June and have a big month

Bo Bichette

Anyone who believed in the 2026 "new look" Mets entering the season was operating under the assumption that Bo Bichette would continue to hit in Queens like he's always hit in Toronto. That hasn't been the case at all this year, and Bichette's struggles are at the top of the list of reasons why this offense has hit rock bottom at certain points this season.

Bichette has a career .789 OPS, and he ended last season at .840. Currently at .574 in a Mets uniform, you absolutely have to assume that a hitter as gifted as Bichette (who led the American League in hits in 2021 and 2022) will get it going, and soon. Why not in June?

Marcus Semien

Semien got the month off to a positive start on Monday night in Seattle, tallying one of the Mets' two hits in the game -- a solo shot off of Emerson Hancock in the sixth inning.

Semien ended May with a scorching bat. Over his last seven games, the two-time Silver Slugger is 8-for-23 (.348) with three home runs. Semien hasn't finished a season with an on-base percentage lower than .300 since his debut MLB season in 2013, when he appeared in 21 games for the Chicago White Sox. Sitting on a .281 OBP right now, you have to think Semien is going to start returning to the mean in June, and his production over the last week and a half points directly to that outcome.

2 Mets players we can't expect to break through in June

Mark Vientos

The return of Jorge Polanco from the IL will lead to less playing time for Vientos, who hasn't proven he can be trusted against righties. Vientos' hot start to 2026 had his biggest believers smiling, but his biggest critics were never convinced that it was sustainable, and they were correct. Vientos' distaste for walks and his struggles on one side of the plate will prevent him from any sort of consistent on-base identity until he improves one of those two weaknesses. Don't expect it to miraculously start in June.

David Peterson

Peterson's failure to back up home plate in a recent game became a major talking point, as it symbolized the Mets' season (and potentially the team's problems with Carlos Mendoza). But lost in all the grandiose narratives about the play was a discussion of what it meant for Peterson individually: it was a clear indication that he's checked out mentally this season under Mendoza.

That losing attitude isn't going to get any better now that Peterson's been moved to the bullpen, a decision he doesn't seem over the moon about. Peterson's four-inning outing out of the 'pen on Sunday was successful, but don't let that fool you into forgetting about the underlying malaise surrounding his entire season thus far, as it's an energy that won't disappear just because we're entering a new month.

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