The MLB playoffs kicked off Tuesday with a very noticeable absence, a team some predicted would win the World Series. Now, with a sprawling offseason ahead of them, the Mets have the unenviable task of dissecting exactly what led to one of the biggest collapses in franchise history , and fixing it.

Here are five questions facing the team:

1. What went wrong?

It’s an obvious start, but it’s the one that seemed to puzzle the Mets most down the stretch. Repeatedly, manager Carlos Mendoza and various team leaders said the roster had the talent to succeed, but their 38-55 record over the final 93 games of the season said otherwise. An hour after failing to secure a playoff berth, Brandon Nimmo noted that they “had a lot of talent. I said at one point in the year, I felt like it was the m

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