The weekend proved to be disastrous for the New York Mets. They dropped two of three contests to the Washington Nationals in sloppy fashion and fell behind the red-hot Cincinnati Reds for the final National League Wild Card spot.
If the Mets have designs on making an October run, they will need their entire roster to step up during the final week of the regular season. In particular, Cedric Mullins , Ryan Helsley, and Sean Manaea must show they are ready to embrace the challenge in front of them.
Cedric Mullins
Mullins has been largely disappointing since New York acquired him ahead of the trade deadline. Across 40 games with the Mets, the outfielder has only hit two home runs and posted a .577 OPS.
New York has attempted to have Mullins bat in different spots in the lineup. Mor