3 Mets players to blame most for their deathblow sweep against the Dodgers

The New York Mets would have trouble getting Mr. Met to believe in them. An invite for the Los Angeles Dodgers to come to Citi Field is rarely fun. On death’s doorstep, it was maybe the last chance for the team to show any sign of life.

Well, it didn’t go that way. Three losses in as many opportunities with plenty of blame to go around, narrowing down who deserves the most isn’t necessarily easy. A rainout followed by a doubleheader sweep with two very different yet equally hurtful losses and then a final dagger on Wednesday has fans wondering what else there will be to do in London next month.

Among all of the participants, it’s these three who deserve the most blame.

1) Adam Ottavino

Adam Ottavino is loyal to Edwin Diaz. He’s fighting to take the spot on the roster as the most untrustworthy reliever. Things had been going so well for Ottavino. Sure, he was occasionally blowing games or having some rough patches. Until recently, however, he was exactly what the Mets bullpen needed in the back.

Ottavino blew the first game of the series and was tagged with the loss in the second. Retiring just one batter and allowing 4 earned runs in game three of this series sealed his spot as one of the people to blame most for the Mets falling further back in the standings.

His return to Queens began so well and only recently spiraled out of control. The nauseating part of it all is in the last week whenever a player does something good the only reaction is to think “maybe they’ll have some trade deadline value.” When things go poorly, we think the opposite. Quickly, players like Ottavino are losing that value.