Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo before vs. after the All-Star Break

Setting the table and doing whatever possible to get on base is expected from a player of Brandon Nimmo's caliber. However, it has been no secret as of late that the New York Mets star outfielder has been struggling tremendously at the dish.

Nimmo has not been himself and has had very poor at-bats each time his turn comes up in the batting order. His numbers from the first half versus the second are night and day.

So what exactly is going on with Nimmo and why has it been so hard for him to put bat on baseball?

Strikeout Rate and Lack of Home Runs

Nimmo's numbers post All-Star break have been awful. In 21 games he is batting .152 with just 12 hits, 3 RBIs, and 6 runs scored which is not great considering he has had some series to get back into the swing of things. The Mets have played some tough teams since returning to action but they have also faced some of the worst teams in the league such as the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, and the Los Angeles Angels.

Now these kinds of struggles can easily be chalked up to the simple fact that Nimmo is falling into the trap of getting into his own head. Nevertheless, that is not the case in this scenario because a big part of Nimmo's hardships have been from his insanely high strikeout rate.

As of August 2nd, Nimmo's strikeout rate was at an alarming 32.1 percent in 55 plate appearances. This bad stretch would bring his season total all the way up to a whopping 25.1% which means he getting extremely close to his 28.0% from 2019.

Another stat that needs to be talked about is Nimmo's lack of home runs. The last time Nimmo hit a home run was on July 10th against the Nationals which was the second to last series before the All-Star break.

Nimmo's Hot Streak

Before the break, Nimmo was putting up some of the best numbers of his career and was even regarded as being snubbed from the All-Star game. Fans thought it should have been his first selection especially because of the influence that he had on the Mets completely turning their season around.

Nimmo was batting .348 and racked up 30 RBIs since June 14. At this point, he was able to raise his overall batting average on the year from a measly .215 to a much better .252 which is a tremendous jump but that goes to show you the tear that Nimmo was on.

Nimmo also reached 62 RBIs which was a major accomplishment not just career-wise but also season-wise as well. He was tied for the fifth most in the N.L. and his RBIs were within six of his best career-best total from last season.

Nimmo Post Game Interview

Nimmo wants to be the leader that this Mets team needs especially at this time of year when they are trying to solidify a spot in the playoffs. "It is no question that I have been doing really poorly since the All-Star break," said Nimmo. "I am supposed to come through, I'm supposed to do better, and I'm not."

Nimmo has been really hard on himself throughout the past couple of days and wants to break out in the worst way. The Mets have not been scoring a ton of runs as of late so he takes that personally by analyzing what he could have done better to help the team win. He is going to snap out of it eventually, it is just going to take some time and if you don't believe me then believe in the words of Carlos Mendoza. "He cares so much about this team that he wants it so bad," stated Mendoza. "At the end of the day, he's just got to be himself."