After 31 games, the New York Mets are sitting on a 10-21 record and in fifth place in the National League East.
The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies, two teams that, like the Mets, entered the season with World Series aspirations and have vastly underperformed, both fired their managers.
Nevertheless, despite much fan uproar, there has been little to no buzz surrounding Carlos Mendoza.
According to FanSided insider Robert Murray, that’s by design. Regardless of the team’s early struggles, they always intended to give Mendoza a long leash.
The Mets don’t intend to fire Carlos Mendoza
“I’ve gotten this question a lot, and my feeling is that the Mets intend to be patient with Carlos Mendoza,” Murray reported. “They like Mendoza. They believe in him, and so does the clubhouse. They want to let the season play out, have Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto play together for an extended stretch, and see if they can recover.”
Of course, that’s not to say that he won’t be held accountable or that there’s nothing he can do to get fired.
Per Murray, being knocked out of playoff contention or failing to reach the postseason could force the front office to pull the plug:
“If the Mets miss the playoffs, then Mendoza feels like a candidate to be out in Queens. Perhaps even if they are out of contention late in the season, a change can happen,” added Murray.
It’s still way too early in the season, and the Mets certainly have the resources and the talent to turn things around.
That said, the clock is ticking, and they will have to tread water and dig themselves out of a deeper hole with every day they don’t straighten the course of the ship.
For now, however, it looks like Mendoza isn’t going anywhere.