Mets scramble for answers after Steve Cohen’s criticism

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SAN FRANCISCO If the Mets boss wanted to start a fire under a team that has been frozen, that probably won’t result in loaded hitters putting in more cage time to give results.

We work really hard every day, manager Luis Rojas said on Wednesday after Mets owner Steve Cohen criticized the team’s offense on Twitter.

We must do better. I have to do better, hitting coach Hugh Quattlebaum said before the Mets finished a streak at Oracle Park against the Giants. They’re breaking their butt literally every day. It is not a question of work ethic.

The Mets rushed to get answers after Cohen tweeted that the club’s hitters were also unproductive amid a five-game losing streak that saw them sink 4.5 games behind the Braves in the East. NL.

The Mets have scored 17 points in the five losses to the NL West’s top teams, the Dodgers and Giants, who have the two best chase rates in baseball. The Mets’ 28.8% chase rate is 21st in majors, leading Cohen to argue that the top teams have a more disciplined approach.

Hugh Quattlebaum Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Quattlebaum, who was promoted in May after Chili Davis was fired, was asked if Cohen’s jab was aimed at him.

Who knows, said Quattlebaum, who added he was open to ideas. The best we can do in a daily process, everyone thinks about it.

The batting coach emphasized process over results and said the Mets don’t want their hitters to rush, even though their franchise owner clearly wants results.

Steve Cohen Corey Sipkin for the NY Post

We’ll see, Quattlebaum said how the tweet was handled in the clubhouse. I haven’t told anyone yet.

“But these guys are motivated every day no matter what happens.

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