The large Easter crowd at Citi Field came with great expectation, but the Mets laid an egg in their 7-2 defeat to the Marlins.

They followed up a good Friday (and Saturday) by seeming to take a holiday, and if they continue to play like this they won’t even be in the hunt.

Although it isn’t necessarily a good start, it is early, as they say.

This 2023 season is filled with such promise (a $375 million payroll tends to do that), but through 10 games it bears little resemblance to the superb 2022 regular season.

“We’re still in a very good spot,” Mets star Francisco Lindor insisted. “We won five games, and 85 percent of our team doesn’t feel at its peak yet. Obviously we want to be with a better record. But I know for a fact Max [Scherzer] is not at peak yet … obviously [Carlos] Carrasco … our hitters, including myself, we’re not there yet.”

No, they’re not, and that extends beyond the players.