Having gone 4-41 in his last 16 games, the Mets are considering sending 1B Dominic Smith to Triple-A, according to Matt Ehalt of Northjersey.com. Smith has only started 15 of the team's last 29 games.

Smith had waited a few months for a chance to impress Mickey Callaway and the Mets, but has struggled with his opportunities, especially of late.

"He's been struggling at the plate. He looks indecisive at times," Callaway said after the Mets' 5-4 loss to the Nationals. "We just need to constantly evaluate where he can get the best development."

Smith is frustrated with himself, because he knows he can do more.

"I know I'm capable of doing more offensively, playing, not playing, stuff like that," Smith said. "You got to figure out ways to keep having quality at-bats and grinding them out and constantly put those together one day at a time. That's how stuff will get rolling."

The 23-year-old has just one RBI in 71 at-bats this season, a solo home run. He has 26 strikeouts.

"You know if you have a bad game and you're not in the lineup the next day you try to press more or do more," Smith said. "It just kind of weighs on your mentally for sure. You want to play and want to do well and just worry about other things."

Smith and the Mets take on the Nationals on Friday at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field.

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