Rising Apple
FanSided

3 NY Mets players fans were ready to replace who are actually having a productive May

NY Mets fans probably wanted these players replaced after a rough April. However, they've since found a groove in May.
ByNoah Wright|
May 24, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty (7) gestures after hitting an RBI double in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
May 24, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets third baseman Brett Baty (7) gestures after hitting an RBI double in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images | Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
1 of 3

It’s easy to start doubting a player if they get off to a cold start, especially if that player didn’t have a quality year the previous season. Fans start demanding the team to make an early season trade or to promote a prospect who is off to a good start. The New York Mets definitely had some players get off to slow starts after not-so-promising 2024 seasons. However, they’ve gotten hot in May and are starting to shed some of the doubts fans had about them early in the year.

1) Brett Baty

It’s not as if the Mets didn’t give Brett Baty plenty of opportunities to prove himself heading into 2025. From 2022 through 2024, Baty appeared in 169 games with 602 plate appearances. However, he turned in a mediocre .607 OPS, .270 wOBA, and 72 wRC+ in that amount of playing time. He ranked in the bottom 15 among all players across these three seasons, with at least 600 plate appearances.

After a great pre-season, Baty was given another shot, starting the year on the Opening Day roster. But his first 58 plate appearances yielded more poor results. Baty only collected 11 hits and struck out 19 times. He also drew just a trio of walks, with five extra-base hits (three doubles, a triple, and a home run). After that ice-cold start, Baty was sent to Triple-A Syracuse.

However, Baty would resurface soon after, on May 7 after an injury to Jesse Winker. He’s since obliterated the ball over his next 45 plate appearances, racking up 14 total hits. He has just as many home runs after getting called up as he had total extra-base hits prior to his demotion, with five. While he’s only drawn two walks, the infielder has only struck out nine times. His overall slashline in the month of May is .328/.400/.522.

Baty is even looking better in the field this year. He graded out negatively in terms of both defensive runs saved (-9) and outs above average (-3) at the hot corner heading into this year. He now has +3 DRS and +1 OAA. Baty has also been seeing a handful of games at second base. Despite playing the position for the first time since high school in 2024, Baty has +1 DRS and OAA at the keystone.

Baty is looking like the sort of hitter Mets fans first expected when he was a consensus top-40 prospect heading into 2023. He’s hitting for a ton of power without many strikeouts. Baty’s hot month of May is hopefully a preview of things to come for the rest of the season, as a breakout season would be an extremely welcoming surprise for the Mets’ line-up.

Home/New York Mets News