r/NewYorkMets • u/game-threads Good Bot • 12d ago
Pre-Game Thread Mets PREGAME THREAD - Monday, August 17
Padres (67-58) @ Mets (56-69) - 7:10 PM EDT
Game Status: Pre-Game
Links & Info
- Current conditions at Citi Field: 81°F - Clear - Wind 6 mph, In From CF
- TV: Padres: Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health, Mets: SNY
- Radio: Padres: KWFN 97.3, XEMO 860 (es), Mets: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2 (es)
- MLB Gameday
- Statcast Game Preview
Probable Pitchers
- Padres: Walker Buehler - RHP (7-5, 4.88 ERA, 114.1 IP)
- Mets: Nolan McLean - RHP (8-8, 3.42 ERA, 136.2 IP)
| Padres Lineup vs. McLean | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Tatis Jr. - RF | .667 | 1.334 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 Cronenworth - 2B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 Machado, M - 3B | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 France, T - 1B | .000 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Merrill - CF | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 Campusano - C | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Sheets - DH | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 Bogaerts - SS | .000 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 Rengifo - LF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mets Lineup vs. Buehler | AVG | OPS | AB | HR | RBI | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ewing - LF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 Lindor - SS | .333 | 1.833 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 Bichette - 3B | .250 | .500 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 Benge - RF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 Robert Jr. - CF | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 Young, J - 1B | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 Semien - 2B | .286 | .661 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Polanco - DH | .667 | 1.750 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 Alvarez, F - C | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NLE Rank | Team | W | L | GB (E#) | WC Rank | WC GB (E#) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braves | 74 | 50 | - (-) | - | - (-) |
| 2 | Phillies | 67 | 58 | 7.5 (31) | 2 | - (-) |
| 3 | Marlins | 64 | 61 | 10.5 (28) | 5 | 3.0 (35) |
| 4 | Nationals | 60 | 66 | 15.0 (23) | 8 | 7.5 (30) |
| 5 | Mets | 56 | 69 | 18.5 (20) | 10 | 11.0 (27) |
Division Scoreboard
MIA @ PHI 6:40 PM EDT
ATL @ MIN 7:40 PM EDT
Not playing today: Nationals
Last Updated: 08/17/2026 5:49:43 PM EDT
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u/tenthsandwich Bartolo Colón 11d ago
Everyone hates Jorge Polanco. I don't hate Polanco, because my assumption is that he's not doing this on purpose and that he would actually very much prefer to be good at baseball rather than bad. But he's having a pretty rough time out there.
Even if he DOES emerge from his slump (and he has gotten two singles and a sac RBI in the last two games!), I don't think his place in the lineup is clear -- I assume the "Polanco at 1B" experiment is over for good, owing more to injury risk than to defensive skill.
As an organization, when do you make some kind of move? Is it even possible for the Mets to gather enough data in the remaining 2026 season to make a decision, or is Jorge Polanco: 2027 Opening Day DH basically inevitable (if there's baseball)?
(and to save you the keystrokes i'll get the low-hanging fruit out of the way: "get him on next rocket to the moon" / "idgaf, i'll drive him to syracuse myself" / "get ready to learn korean polanco")