Like Walker, Peterson hit a bit of a speed bump in Chicago, but a lot of that was due to the defense behind him.

Then there's Joey Lucchesi, whose only two starts have come in Colorado and Chicago. It's kind of hard to judge him given the above, but it's also possible that he'll be replaced by Carlos Carrasco within the next week to 10 days. And once Carrasco is back, the Mets' rotation -- which could get Noah Syndergaard back in a bit over a month -- will be on another level.

THE BULLPEN HAS BEEN GOOD (REALLY)

Although the first taste of the bullpen this season was sour, here's the reality...

Edwin Diaz has a 2.57 ERA and 1.26 WHIP with 9 strikeouts in 7.0 innings over seven appearances
Trevor May hasn't allowed a run since his first appearance of the season -- a span of five appearances
Miguel Castro (3.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) has been an at-times dominant late-inning option, with nine strikeouts in six appearances.
Aaron Loup's ERA is literally 0.00, and he has a 0.60 WHIP
Jeurys Familia hasn't allowed a run in four appearances since his first appearance of the season

The Mets will also likely be getting Drew Smith back soon, and Seth Lugo could return at some point in May.

THE OFFENSE IS TOO GOOD TO BE THIS BAD

It seems the Mets' offense has been thrown off the most by all the stops and starts and the weird scheduling.

And if you look at the Mets' offensive rankings, you'll see that they're at or near the bottom of the league in nearly every key category.

They have scored 45 runs in 14 games, which is an almost impossibly anemic 3.21 runs per game.

They have hit just 10 home runs, which is similarly ridiculous given what their lineup looks like on a daily basis.

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