Mets, Red Sox, Tigers are falling down the same path
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The New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers are three MLB teams that should really notice the calendar.
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It's about to flip from May to June, and that means early-season struggles better turn around in a hurry if something is still going to be made out of this season.
The Mets, Red Sox and Tigers all entered the season with big expectations. All three have been vastly underwhelming.
In a new article on Sunday, MLB.com's Will Leitch actually groups those three teams with the Baltimore Orioles and asks this question: "Can early disappointments save their seasons?"
Maybe one or two can, but it's unlikely that all four have massive turnarounds.
"The Mets moved on from several franchise icons to speed-run their ongoing reconstruction; they’re eight games under .500," Leitch writes. "The Red Sox were many people’s favorite to win the AL East; they’re nine games under .500. The Orioles are supposed to be having their culmination season after a lengthy rebuild; they’re five games under .500. The Tigers were supposed to ride their star-topped rotation to an easy AL Central title; they’re 15 games under .500."
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The reality for these clubs is that it can get late early, and that if they don't figure things out soon, the trade deadline looms, too.
"All four teams have been massive disappointments, to say the least, but there is still time for all of them, and June is the month the turnaround has to start," Leitch writes. "If at the end of June they are all still in the same position, they will all look quite different, maybe permanently so, by the end of July."
All four clubs have immensely talented players who could spice up the trade deadline, none more notable than Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.
When good, expensive clubs disappoint, there are usually some big names who end up on the block. Keep an eye out here, because a lot of moves could be in play if these early-season disappointments don't find a way to turn things around.
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