Mets' Stearns confident despite skid: 'We're a good team'

New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns remains confident in his club despite a recent rough patch.

The Mets are 5-8 in August and dropped a series at home to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. They're two games out of a wild-card spot in the National League.

"I think we're a good team," Stearns said Thursday, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. "I think we have demonstrated that. There have been periods of this season where we have played like the best team in baseball, and I think we're capable of doing that again."

The Mets turned their season around in June and July, going 33-18 to get back into postseason contention after a 24-33 start to the year.

New York will open up a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Friday at Citi Field.