Mets' Offseason Looks Disastrous With Benefit Of Hindsight, Given 'F' In Re-Grade

The 2026 season was supposed to play out much differently than it has in actuality for the New York Mets. Seemingly making the necessary moves during the winter after a huge collapse at the end of the 2025 season, the Mets were a completely new team. 

The consensus was that New York was not only a better squad than before, but one of the very best in baseball, becoming a real threat for the World Series this fall. As you now know, however, things have played out much differently in the first three months of the campaign.

With the benefit of hindsight, Bleacher Report has given the Mets an ‘F’ in their offseason re-grades.

Going back just a few months ago, an offseason in which New York added star infielder Bo Bichette, Cy Young contender Freddy Peralta, multi-time All-Star Marcus Semien, .821 OPS Jorge Polanco, potential-filled Luis Robert Jr., and Devin Williams’ proven bullpen arm, you’d be wrong to not have belief in who this Mets team could be. 

When considering the huge losses of Pete Alonso, Edwin Diaz, Brandon Nimmo, and Jeff McNeil, the Mets found themselves in a great spot heading into 2026 – at least on paper. But an on-paper team is far different than the on the on-the-field counterpart, as fans have brutally learned this year.

“Bichette, Polanco, Semien, Robert, and Williams have been replacement-level or worse,” Zachary D. Rymer wrote in the article. “Peralta at least has a 3.90 ERA over 15 starts, and we referenced the Weaver win earlier. But it would take a lot more than that to paper over the losses of Alonso, Nummo and Rogers, each of which has really hurt the Mets this year.”

Bichette has been the biggest disappointment of all after being one of the biggest surprise signings of the winter. His OPS has dropped from .840 in 2025 to .662 this year, all the while being a negative on the defensive side of things. 

Polanco has played in just 14 games this year due to an ankle injury, but even in that small sample, he recorded a .179/.246/.286 slash line. There’s still time for him to change the narrative when he returns, but his $40 million contract, which he signed in the winter, now looks like a major blunder from New York’s brass. 

Robert Jr. has shown flashes, as he always has during the many ups and downs of his career, but he’s failed to solidify himself as the star he seemed destined to be. He has also missed a huge chunk of time due to a lumbar spine disc herniation. 

Williams’ 5.01 ERA has been brutal, and Semien is on pace for the first negative-WAR season of his career. Peralta’s 3.90 ERA has been good, but not quite at the level the Mets paid for when they traded for him. 

With nearly every one of their offseason additions having one of, if not the worst, years of their career, it is a no-brainer to give the Mets an ‘F’ grade when looking back. At a 32-40 record, New York is now in a spot where they have to figure out their next moves just months after seemingly being destined for a deep postseason run.