The Mets righted the ship this week, highlighted by winning the Citi Field edition of the Subway Series. Was the timing of the Mets slump fortuitous and somewhat necessary to help David Stearns maximize his deadline acquisitions? Mike throws out a wild pitching plan to help Stearns navigate a shaky bridge to Edwin Diaz. Are the media to blame for the struggles of the young players? What will the latest Mets narrative be going into the second half? Listen to this and more on the latest Talkin’ Mets podcast.

The Mets were wiped out in Pittsburgh, and the fans smell blood. Are the solutions team meetings, firing coaches, or rushing a top prospect to the big leagues? Hear Mike talk about the failures of the roster, the tough decisions that David Stearns has to make leading up to the trade deadline, and why it may not be easy to improve the areas of the roster that are holding the organization back from a long playoff run.

Francisco Alvarez was sent down before Sunday night’s finale. Are more of the “Baby Mets” heading to Syracuse? Independent prospect guru Ernest Dove joins Mike Silva as they discuss the performances of Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, Ronny Mauricio, and Luisangel Acuna. The guys also debate development, and Ernest gives us some prospect names to start looking at for the rest of the season.

Kodai Senga is injured, Clay Holmes needs a pitch count limit, and Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning are proving to be backend of the rotation starters. Is David Peterson the only arm left that can be trusted in this rotation?

Mike Silva discusses a bold idea to help the bullpen and offers his solution to the inevitable rotation regression woes. Hear his thoughts on how Sean Manaea’s return and Clay Holmes’ pitch count limit can be used to strengthen two aspects of the roster.

Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated joins Mike Silva as they discuss the surging Mets after the weekend sweep of the historically bad Rockies in Denver. Hear their thoughts about Francisco Lindor potentially being named Captain, Pete Alonso making his way up the Mets leaderboard, and how the pitching seems sustainable after performing at a high level throughout the road trip.

The Mets split a series from the Dodgers and took four of seven during the last two weeks. What does this say about their October changes against the World Champs? Listen to Mike’s reaction and hear his thoughts on what the keys are to repeating this success in the postseason.

The Mets were boring this week as they “took care of business” against the dregs of the sport. As we start the month of June, Mike looks at the young players he will be watching this coming month, discusses how most of the upgrades to the club are from within, and does an early review of the trade deadline market. Hint: It might not be as robust as we think.

It’s the time of the year again, when we move on from the “getting to know” portion of the season to being honest about who the 2025 Mets are and their potential.

Mike discusses the strength of the starting pitching, the importance of Edwin Diaz finding his old self, and the exciting core offensive players. Are there concerns? There are a few, and David Stearns might also need to make a tough decision about the young players come the trade deadline.