In today's
Daily News, they follow along with Keith Hernandez's thinking (he's an analyst for the Mets on SNY) and most fans that the Mets' bats have not been as good as last season.
The biggest tell tale sign of all is the stat, RISP with 2 outs. This year, the numbers for guys like Beltran and Delgado are horrible. "Going into yesterday's twin bill, Beltran was hitting .242 with RISP, .111 with two outs; and Carlos Delgado was hitting .208 with RISP, .163 with two outs."
The article also has some player specific quotes from Keith Hernandez on their hitting approach.
I don't know what it is. It seems they went into a slump during the playoffs last year and although the pitching has been there this season, the bats haven't exploded as expected.