# No offense, but the Mets need more offense Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mets-pod-437758/no-offense-but-the-mets-need-more-offense Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mets-pod-437758/no-offense-but-the-mets-need-more-offense.md Podcast: [The Mets Pod](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mets-pod-437758) Published: 2026-04-14T02:00:27+00:00 Episode link: simplecast.com Audio file: https://afp-960854-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/37f7546e-f5c2-4666-955b-b920bcdccc69/episodes/4c254a9d-e408-4287-b9a3-fa2e8d2cda86/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=37f7546e-f5c2-4666-955b-b920bcdccc69&awEpisodeId=4c254a9d-e408-4287-b9a3-fa2e8d2cda86&feed=zp6tdbhL Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mets-pod-437758/episodes/no-offense-but-the-mets-need-more-offense Duration seconds: 3119 ## Resource Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo recap a rough week on the latest episode of The Mets Pod. The guys take a look at the offense which is mostly missing-in-action, the state of the pitching staff, the struggles of Francisco Lindor, plus roster moves made so far and others that might be ahead. Later, Connor and Joe go Down on the Farm to talk prospects Cam Tilly and Elian Pena, and discuss how much blame for the Mets' early season struggles should fall on manager Carlos Mendoza. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today's Show: 00:00 Welcome to the show! 00:45 The week that was...bad 04:35 The all-around struggles of Francisco Lindor 13:30 Joe is also worried about...Jorge Polanco 16:00 Connor is also worried about...Luke Weaver 20:05 The state of the pitching staff 25:00 Tommy Pham to the rescue? 26:30 Down on the Farm – Pitching prospect Cam Tilly 28:35 The Scoreboard: recapping last week's predictions 30:00 The Scoreboard: making next week's bets 39:50 Mailbag – How much rope does Carlos Mendoza have? 45:45 Mailbag - What does prospect Elian Pena look like "under the hood" and how's the defense? ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mets-pod-437758/episodes/no-offense-but-the-mets-need-more-offense/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mets-pod-437758/no-offense-but-the-mets-need-more-offense.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.