Mets’ Clutch Hitting Crisis Grows as Lindor Debate Heats Up

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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The Mets’ early season struggles take center stage as frustrations mount over their inability to deliver in big moments. A brutal stretch with runners in scoring position raises familiar concerns, and Francisco Lindor’s mental lapse continues to spark debate about accountability and leadership. Evan and Tiki dig into whether Carlos Mendoza missed an opportunity to send a message by not benching Lindor, and what that decision means inside the clubhouse. They also break down the bigger issue of offensive inconsistency, the pressure on key bats like Bo Bichette, and whether these early trends are just noise or something more concerning for the Mets moving forward.

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0:00.0	Real quick, before we get to your calls, the New York Mets had a really, really, really bad week hitting with runners in scoring position.
0:06.6	They were a combined one for 29, and I totally get me, you, and everyone else saying, boy, this feels like last year, what's different?
0:14.8	Well, here's what's different.
0:16.4	16 of the 29 abats with runners in scoring position came from guys that weren't here last year.
0:24.9	Keep that in mind.
0:26.1	One for 16 from the new guys.
0:28.9	Bo Bouchette was one for six.
0:30.4	Marcus Simeon, who I thought was a dog in this series, was 0 for 4.
0:34.1	Polanco O for 1, Benj over 3, Robert O for 2.
0:37.3	So I get it. I know for us, we're always here. It feels the same, but it's tough to connect it
0:43.1	when you've got new players contributing to more than a half of the plate appearances with
0:48.5	runners and scoring position. Now, it doesn't feel connected. I think this is actually,
0:53.4	it feels more like new people
0:56.2	in the new place trying to find
0:58.2	their bearings. That's what it feels like.
1:00.5	But ultimately I think they're going to be fine
1:02.2	but it is a little
1:04.3	disconcerting because the same thing happened last year.
1:06.6	And it's not like you can blame the coaching staff
1:08.5	because they fired everybody. Right. So what's the same? Carmos Mendoza?
1:12.0	Yeah. We're going to blame him for it.
1:13.7	The guy who needs to come through probably more than anybody else is Bo Bichet, and it has nothing to do with his salary. It has everything to do with batting third in the Mets lineup. If you're the guy hitting after Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor who even when they're not playing well,
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