Mets were OK in May, will June be boon or swoon?

The Mets Pod

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Keith Hernandez, Sports, The Mets Pod, Joe De Mayo, Ny Mets, Mlb, New York Mets, Connor Rogers, Mets, Baseball, Sny, Joe Demayo, Andy Martino

4.6 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Joe DeMayo and guest co-host Jacob Wilkins deliver the latest episode of The Mets Pod, as the Mets wrap a decent May and flip the calendar towards a tougher schedule in June. Jacob and Joe do a deep dive on Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing, and all that's happened for the top prospects since the guys called their action in previous Spring Breakout games. They also look at the continued struggles of the offense, the loud noise that the bullpen is quietly making, and the state of the starting staff. The show also goes Down on the Farm to see where things stand with slugging prospect Ryan Clifford, and answers Mailbag questions about the MLB trade deadline, Mike Tauchman, A.J. Ewing leading off, and more. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today's Show: 00:00 Welcome to the show! 02:05 The Week That Was...not bad, not bad 02:50 The state of the starting rotation 05:20 The low-scoring offense 07:30 The bullpen has been great 09:00 Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing 12:35 Down on the Farm: Checking in on Ryan Clifford 18:10 Mailbag – What's up with Mike Tauchman? 20:20 Mailbag - What are you buying at the trade deadline? 27:15 Mailbag – Will A.J. Ewing eventually hit leadoff? 28:55 Mailbag - Changing the schedule of the season 35:10 Closing Thoughts

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Mets Pod.
0:01.6	Wait, why am I doing the cold open?
0:03.9	That's Connor's job.
0:05.6	But Conner's not here.
0:07.7	Let's go to the show.
0:16.2	Welcome to the Mets Pod.
0:17.6	Subscribe to the show at Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your
0:21.7	pods. If you'd like to drop us a review, drop us a mailbag question with that review.
0:27.3	Watch us on YouTube and ask mailbag questions in the comments under the show there as well.
0:33.4	I'm Jacob Wilkins, filling in for Connor Rogers, of course, joined by Joe DeMayo.
0:38.3	Joe, it feels like the season hadn't even started yet.
0:41.4	And we were doing spring breakout with Jim.
0:44.1	It was such a blast to be in studio, do the spring breakout game with you.
0:47.4	And it feels like just yesterday we were doing that.
0:50.0	And now here we are.
0:51.2	The calendar is flipped to June.
0:52.6	And Mets baseball is in a pretty interesting spot.
0:57.4	And a pleasure to be with you and honor to be with you.
1:01.0	And esteemed producer, Jeff Goldman on the spring breakout, by the way, Joe, when A.J. Ewing got promoted, I feel like, I don't know if we spoke that into existence with our award-winning open with Jim at
1:12.5	spring breakout. I took a personal satisfaction in that. Oh, yeah. Of course it was us.
1:18.7	I mean, we've been doing the, I've been doing the breakout game for two years. You did it this year.
1:23.5	Every time one of these kids comes up when Carson Benj made the opening day roster, I think back to the breakout game from two years ago where he was the star of that game.
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