The Mets are surely hoping for huge things after handing a $765 million contract to Juan Soto.

But there’s a path to disappointment, too.

MLB.com’s Anthony Castrovince predicted just that in a bold article he unveiled on Friday.

Specifically, he projected the Mets to miss the MLB playoffs entirely in 2025.

“If the Phillies and Braves have healthy years, I would take their pitching staffs over that of the Mets,” Castrovince said. “And as for the Wild Card spots, the NL is simply stacked and could be unforgiving to a Mets club that obviously upgraded its lineup a huge deal but has an iffy pitching picture.”

Castrovince pointed out that the Mets were a possibly lucky 28-16 in one-run games last season.

“The Mets have a wily front office and an aggressive owner, and those are traits that are going to suit them well in the navigation of these early injuries and perhaps at the Trade Deadline,” he wrote. “But they outperformed peripherals and expectations last season. Because of the relative strength of the league, I don’t know that the Soto signing is the automatic playoff entry so many might assume it to be.”

It is hard to imagine a team that bats Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso 1-2-3 not making the playoffs.

But when your Opening Day starter is Clay Holmes, and you’re relying on guys like Tylor Megill and Griffin Canning to start the second and third games of the season, maybe there is a cause for concern after all.