3 NY Mets players who need to stay hot in September to hold onto a playoff spot

3) Brett Baty

Like Lindor, there have been many ups and downs to Brett Baty’s 2025 season. A former consensus top 50 prospect, Baty looked like he found his groove in April and May, when he slashed .250/.293/.474 with a .328 wOBA, and 114 wRC+. He had a half-dozen home runs throughout his first 124 plate appearances of the season. Sure, his 26.6% K% and 4.8% walk rate weren’t good, but it was all a massive improvement over what he did in 2022-2024.

Then, Baty’s performance took a sharp decline. Throughout June and July, he put up a very similar stat line as Lindor did during the same months. Baty hit .208/.278/.347, leading to a .275 wOBA, and 77 wRC+. Baty cut down on the strikeouts, with a 23.5% K%, and drew more free passes, with a 9.3% BB%, but hit just five homers over this 162 plate appearance stretch.

But August has been yet another triumph in Baty’s rollercoaster season. It has only been 60 plate appearances, but Baty owns a .321/.400/.566 triple-slash. Hitting for power hasn’t been much of an issue for him, as he’s gone yard five more times. Another huge positive is that his walk and strikeout rates have moved in the right direction once again. He now has an 11.7% BB% and 20% K% this month. 

Vientos finding his groove is good, but Baty doing so at the same time is even better. Two players hitting for pop once again gives the Mets’ already powerful lineup even more thump. Baty is just five home runs away from 20, and with his current hot streak, it’s totally in the realm of possibility that he reaches that milestone. If he can do that, the 2025 Mets will be just the second Mets team to have at least five players with 20+ dingers, with the other being the 2019 Mets.