Bo Bichette’s Struggles Reflect Team-Wide Challenges
The New York Mets began a three-game series in Los Angeles with a 4-0 loss. It was their sixth straight defeat.
Manager Carlos Mendoza pointed to a team-wide inability to lift the ball. The Mets recorded 22 ground-ball outs across the past two games.
Early offensive slide
The offense has underperformed. Outside a late comeback attempt against Oakland, the Mets were outscored 23-3 across five games.
Of nine players with at least 40 plate appearances, only three have an OPS+ above 63. The league average OPS+ sits at 100.
- Luis Robert Jr.: OPS+ 147.
- Francisco Álvarez: OPS+ 180.
- Mark Vientos: OPS+ 82, showing signs of cooling.
Bo Bichette’s start and profile
Bo Bichette went hitless in three at-bats in the loss. His early performance has raised concerns among fans and analysts.
Statcast metrics show he ranks in the top half in only two areas. His xBA sits at the 65th percentile. His line-drive and sweet-spot percentage ranks at the 82nd percentile.
He is striking out more and lifting the ball less. That low launch approach mirrors broader team-wide challenges.
Defensively, the position change shows positive signs. Bichette carries a +1 OAA at the hot corner early on.
Small-sample oddities
Statcast and Savant profiles look different compared with Bichette’s prior seasons. Small samples can mislead. Still, the trends merit monitoring.
Track record of streakiness
Bichette has shown streaky stretches despite steady year-end production. As an everyday player since 2021, his season OPS typically fell between .800 and .840.
| Year | April (BA/OBP/SLG/OPS) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | .260 /.308 /.531 /.839 |
| 2022 | .213 /.237 /.298 /.535 |
| 2023 | .317 /.354 /.508 /.863 |
| 2024 | .213 /.271 /.306 /.577 |
| 2025 | .295 /.328 /.364 /.693 |
He has produced several months with OPS under .740. Those dips appear in multiple seasons and months.
- 2021 August: .636.
- 2022: April .535; June .723; July .719.
- 2023: June .735; August .629; September .718.
- 2024: every month under .740 while injured in second half.
- 2025: April .693; June .687.
Context and outlook
Bo Bichette’s struggles fit a known pattern in his career. Slow stretches have not prevented solid full-season outputs in healthy years.
That history offers some comfort. Still, Mets fans remain uneasy after prior expensive contracts disappointed.
Filmogaz.com will continue to follow Bichette and the lineup as the season progresses. The hope is a return to form closer to elite peers than costly past misfires.
