Mets are on a brutal streak reminiscent of the Jason Bay days

The New York Mets are on a terrible streak. The team lost its fifth series in a row for the first time since 2012 when the Mets lineup had Ike Davis, Josh Thole, and our always-remembered Jason Bay.

The Mets have lost 11 of the last 15 games mostly against weak opponents like the Washington Nationals, Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, and the Cincinnati Reds. The team is now 7.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the division lead.

The Mets are in danger if they don't react immediately

Watching a Mets game is a fan nightmare. In a schedule that would allow them to take advantage of weak offenses, the team faltered in every facet of the game.

The team's offense has been all but gone during this brutal streak. The Mets have been shut out seven times this season, the most for any team in MLB. To put this terrible number in context, in 2022 the Mets were shut out eight times all year.

The team is one of the worst in batting average this season after being top five in this category in 2022. The Mets have failed to take advantage of the defensive shift ban, something that was supposed to be an advantage for a lineup built on their contact skills.

There are numerous reasons for the debacle for the Mets, who have been terrible early in games, with opponents outscoring them 34-9 in the first inning this season. This adds to the offense's inability to produce, the obvious problem of team rotation.

Injuries and underperformance by Mets starters are taking their toll early in the season. The pitching has one of the worst ERAs in the league and is the number three team with the most home runs allowed.

The highest payroll in baseball history is playing the worst baseball right now. Billy Eppler must act immediately before the season gets out of hand.

The Mets have become more than a concern, a huge disappointment. Even more so, observing that the team has internal options to cause radical changes in the lineup that can produce a spark and achieve the desired production. While those decisions arrive we must endure, in the stadium and front of our televisions, watching how a roster that was supposed to compete for the title, finds itself playing disastrous.