with it anymore. Alderson made a decision to after last season to get rid of Ike Davis. Period, end of story. It was only a question of when. Now we know the answer to that
HH but as arc, me, and others are saying, he likely chose the wrong guy. I hope Duda does great but I would have kept Ike and given him one more shot. Im disagreeing with Sandy's decision not with what happened. We all know what happened and that Duda was the choice.
since joining the Mets. I'm not crying over losing Ike because the FO had made their decision. But Ike has a much higher ceiling than Duda. The whole situation is just strange...but i guess that's normal with the mets.
Ike really never got a fair shot this year. The FO already had their minds made up about Duda because they love him and his awesome OBP. How was a dude in Ike's shoes supposed to get going this year?
Slowly but surely guys are waking up. Obviously Wright and Murphy have heated up. Darnaud seems to be coming out of it. Duda has been pretty consistent. Just need Granderson to bust out and C. Young to do what he did all spring and we'll be off and running.
Also Flores is waking up in AAA with the bat, and even though he does have 4 errors, early reports are that he's showing much better range than expected and is making all the routine throws but is just having trouble with some decision making and hesitating and whatnot. That should get better as he gets more comfortable. Im still rooting for him.
interviewing Bryce Harper and Mike Trout (separately) about how they are often compared to one another and Harper came off as a raging douchebag while Trout came off quite humble. What a sense of entitlement that bag of dicks Harper has.
the team is constructed as well. This team is completely devoid of power in its lineup and we really don't have any power prospects on the horizon any time soon. Ike just hit 32 home runs a little over a year ago and hit 20 of those in half a year. I don't think this team could have afforded to throw Ike away without giving him another shot this year. But they did. Oh well.
35 homerun beast this year with Pittsburgh, thats exactly the kind of thing that could have happened to us this year to turn us into a fringe contender this year as well. Ike was a wild card for sure, but thats exactly the sort of unknown production this team could have desperately needed. Im still hoping Duda shocks the world and hits 30 home runs but Im not counting on it.
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According to a Mets official, the earliest Joel Hanrahan will probably pitch in the big leagues is mid-June. But Mets are interested.
only got home at 8pm (busy time of year) and by the time I checked in it was obvious that the Cardinals weren't hitting again and that to bother with another game where Matheny brings Shane-effing-Robinson off the bench in a high leverage pinch hit situation was just not going to bring the best out of me.
The Cardinals have Taveras, Grichuk, Butler, and Piscotty hitting well in AAA and yet they go with Bourjos, Robinson, Descalso on the bench, don't use Kolten Wong, and refuse to sit Allen Craig who is in a season long slump. I feel like the Cardinals are like the New York Philharmonic being conducted by an amateur: They still sound great but they could be so much better if they had a competent leader.
with trading Davis, but I didn't really see what rush to annoint Duda with the job. Why not hold on a little longer and see if Davis looked to have it together? I understand having 2 lefty 1B who need ABs is not ideal, but sometimes you have to wait until you have more information before pulling the trigger on a move.
I'll be able to deal with it if Ike Davis has a good year for Pitt. I won't be able to deal with this if Duda ends up being a complete bust. Our scouts took a look at both guys and made their mind up. They at least need Duda to play like a legit MLB 1B starter for me not to lose a lot of faith in our front-office.
Mejia is a pitcher for crying out loud. You really need to stop complaining for the sake of complaining
WPIX?
He needs to do it consistently for a bunch of starts in a row, but he's making a strong case to be part of that rotation when they contend.
Ike had more value and he was not the answer for the Mets, so you trade him.
Duda is playing 1b by default.
That would really be something.
but if I never saw Ike in a Mets uniform again it would be too soon.
Also Flores is waking up in AAA with the bat, and even though he does have 4 errors, early reports are that he's showing much better range than expected and is making all the routine throws but is just having trouble with some decision making and hesitating and whatnot. That should get better as he gets more comfortable. Im still rooting for him.
Now to Farnsworth
If you say that too loud Collins will Scott Rice him and ruin his arm.
1 more out.
And while we are giving out credit, how about Murphy defensively? He started out rough last year but he looks damn good most the time.
He got it done tonight, though. Good enough for now.
According to a Mets official, the earliest Joel Hanrahan will probably pitch in the big leagues is mid-June. But Mets are interested.
It's happening quicker than I thought. I know he probably needed to not be here anymore, but we're going to regret trading him.
The Cardinals have Taveras, Grichuk, Butler, and Piscotty hitting well in AAA and yet they go with Bourjos, Robinson, Descalso on the bench, don't use Kolten Wong, and refuse to sit Allen Craig who is in a season long slump. I feel like the Cardinals are like the New York Philharmonic being conducted by an amateur: They still sound great but they could be so much better if they had a competent leader.
I'll be able to deal with it if Ike Davis has a good year for Pitt. I won't be able to deal with this if Duda ends up being a complete bust. Our scouts took a look at both guys and made their mind up. They at least need Duda to play like a legit MLB 1B starter for me not to lose a lot of faith in our front-office.