Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch breaks down the New York Mets' frustrating 2025 season — a $300M disaster that missed the playoffs. We dig into player grades, franchise rankings, individual stats, offensive and defensive failures, and pitching breakdowns. Plus: the big offseason questions, the case to re-sign Pete Alonso, and what the Mets must do in free agency to contend in 2026. 🚨 We also look back at similar Mets teams from '84, '98, '05, and '08 — and why there's reason for cautious optimism despite a brutal finish. #Mets #Mets2025 #MLB #NewYorkMets #MetsPodcast #BaseballAnalysis #PeteAlonso #JuanSoto #MLBOffseason #FreeAgency #MLBRankings #MetsGrades #BaseballStats #GiantMessPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:09 - Worst Team Money Can Buy? 00:02:42 - Where 2025 Team Ranked in Franchise History 00:16:59 - Where Mets Single Season Numbers Ranked in Franchise History 00:21:46 - 2025 Season Summary, Team Win Loss Splits, Team Ranks in MLB & NL 00:28:29 - Team Batting Ranks 00:32:39 - Team Pitching Ranks 00:39:22 - Wins Above Average by Position 00:45:35 - Team Fielding & Player Defensive Ranks 00:52:18 - Player Batting Achievements & Rankings 00:58:51 - Player Pitching achievements & Rankings 01:04:54 - Reviewing WAR by Player 01:16:06 - Who’s Under Contract, Who Will Be Free Agents 01:26:35 - Mets Trade Proposal for Starting Pitcher 01:32:13 - Steve Cohen’s Apology, Trade Rumor 01:38:58 - Player Grades 01:46:59 - David Stearns Post-Mortem Press Conference 01:50:05 - Biggest offseason Questions 02:01:43 - Are Mets Close To Being East Coast Dodgers? New York Giants Fan Rants & Analysis - https://bit.ly/NYGiantsYTPlaylist NY Mets Fan Rants & Analysis - https://bit.ly/MetsYTPlaylist Movie Reviews - https://bit.ly/GiantMessMovieReviews TV Show Reactions - https://bit.ly/GiantMessTV Funny Stories - https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories ABOUT NEAL LYNCH: Neal Lynch is the creator and host of Giant Mess, a podcast blending sports commentary, pop culture analysis, and storytelling. Former 4th string quarterback and middle relief pitcher at a Division III school. Degrees in Film & Media Studies and Communications. Helped multiple major media and entertainment publishers develop, produce, optimize, distribute, and promote videos across web, video, and social media platforms. Single dad who loves to blog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze. ABOUT "GIANT MESS": "Giant Mess" is a weird sports and entertainment comedy podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal covers New York Giants football, NY Mets baseball, movies, and TV shows, mixing in funny stories along the way. Episodes focus on movie reviews, tv show recaps, post-game analysis, predictions, breakdowns, reactions, and funny stories. Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT Follow me on: * Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/neallynch * My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG * Facebook Page - http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB * Twitter - http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW * Personal Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG * Podcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram * Subscribe on Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple * Subscribe on Spotify - http://bit.ly/GiantMessSpotify
