Andy Green was asked today if it matters finishing in fourth rather than last in the division.
"If it matters to a Mets fan, it matters to me, but deep down, if I think about it, there's playoffs and there's not playoffs. There's nothing we're going to do to get to that spot. So as we watch other teams celebrate inclusion in playoffs, that should leave a bitter taste in all of our mouths to get back there, and that's all I'm really concerned with. We want to finish fourth because that means we beat them, and that's what you want to do every day. I don't think we're taking a ton of pride in that. At the end of the day, the goal is to win the division, not to finish in the middle of it or not in the bottom of it."
Meanwhile, the Mets have a chance to avoid a last-place finish in the NL East if they sweep the Nationals this weekend.
New York hasn’t finished a season in 5th in the NL East since they lost 95 games in 2003.