3 problems NY Mets haters were hoping to see that aren’t coming true

Haters of the New York Mets have been praying on the team's downfall in 2026, and if that's too infeasible of an ask, a collection of maladies driving down New York's ceiling this season would surely suffice.

That said, these Mets haters are somewhat out of luck. There are at least three storylines that enemies of the Mets have been dreaming up all offseason, but none of these narratives have come true. Here are those plot twists in all their glory, now that we're almost three weeks into the season.

3 potential Mets problems that haven't happened, making haters of the team sad and frustrated

Devin Williams struggling

Mets haters have been eagerly awaiting an early season implosion from Williams in the same manner that he started 2025 with the New York Yankees. But the opposite has happened. Through his first five appearances, Williams hasn't allowed a run. He's also tallied more strikeouts (seven) than hits allowed (five), and he's limiting his free passes (two totals walks thus far).

Let's face it -- even Mets supporters weren't super high on the Williams signing, especially as a replacement (rather than a running mate) for Edwin Díaz. But so far, Williams has provided Mets fans with nothing but good news, and his haters have absolutely nothing to work with in the early going.

Clay Holmes getting off to a bad start

Holmes has been simply terrific to begin 2026. He could easily be 3-0 right now if the Mets had provided any type of run support in Friday's shutout loss to the Athletics. Holmes is now 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 1.11 WHIP through 18 innings of work.

His sinker has never looked better, and it's possible that Clay is just now entering a delayed start to his prime (he's 33 years old) that will position him for an All-Star type season, so long as the hamstring tightness he was feeling on Friday isn't serious. He's looked that consistent and unflappable through three starts. Not surprisingly, Holmes' haters are fuming.

Pete Alonso winning the AL MVP

Nothing would please Mets haters more -- and make David Stearns look more wrong -- than Alonso having an MVP season for his new team, the Baltimore Orioles, in 2026. But it already feels like that's not going to happen, despite the Orioles' season being just eight percent complete. That's how discouraging Alonso's looked early on. The Polar Bear is slashing .176/ .263/ .275/ .538 with just one homer, two doubles, three RBI, and 17 strikeouts through 13 games.

It's worth noting that Alonso has only averaged more than one strikeout per game twice in his career -- in 2024, and in 2019 (his rookie season). He also hit a career-best 53 home runs in '19, balancing out the strikeouts. That type of power -- or anything close to it -- hasn't reared its head yet for Alonso in Baltimore. Maybe that Stearns guy was onto something.