Andy Martino (@martinonyc)
1/6/19, 12:55 PM
Source: the Mets have acquired jd Davis from HOUSTON for minor leaguers. Done. Tim Brown started it
MLB Trade Rumors.com:
A third-round pick of the Astros in 2014, Davis ranked among the teams top-15 prospects at Baseball America through the 2017 campaign. Davis has shown plenty of promise by raking in the minors, particularly at the Triple-A level, where he debuted in 2017 and has slashed .335/.400/.589 with 22 home runs in 450 plate appearances. He has also picked up experience at all four corner positions at Triple-A, though most of his professional work has come at third base.
While Davis held his own in Houstons system, he wasnt much of a factor in the majors for the club. He performed decently across 68 PAs in 2017, the year the Astros won the World Series, but was ineffective across 113 trips last season. Thus far, Davis is just a .194/.260/.321 hitter with five homers in 181 major league PAs.
1/6/19, 1:00 PM
Weve acquired infielder J.D. Davis and minor league infielder Cody Bohanek from Houston in exchange for minor leaguers Ross Adolph, Luis Santana and Scott Manea
Brodie is striping the farm system, Santana and Adolph were interesting prospects.
This another solid move. Young RH bat that also plays 3B.
This another solid move. Young RH bat that also plays 3B.
Eh, yes he was great in his AAA 85 game stint last season but it was a bit of an outlier and also in the PCL. Ironically, the closest he's gotten to those AAA numbers were the 16 AAA games he played in 2017...also in the PCL. Knowing what we know now about the PCL, i'll heavily discount those games.
Pray for health this season...because these are nothing more than warm bodies.
Santana has upside.
Adolph was already 22 and hasn't hit low A yet (as a college draftee), so no big deal IMO - 12th round college bat isn't a huge loss (without knowing much about him), but I wouldn't have included Santana and sure I'm prospect hugging, but Davis isn't a guy I'd be interested in losing upside for.
don't know anything about Manea other than he's from two towns over from where I live in MA, so it was cool to follow him.
this is a nothing to get worked up about IMO, just not something that would be news on a newsworthy day.
I dont really get talking about outliers for players in the minors either. Young prospects develop and breakout. Thats what supposed to happen. Citing PCL is legit and yes the HR totals might be inflated but he was also on pace for 40 doubles. Alonso played in the PCL also.
Zach Braziller
Verified account @NYPost_Brazille
I hope #mets fans see this through this offseason. This is about selling tickets and fake contending. Payroll has stayed same. Theyve traded quality prospects rather than spend. You can change the GM but the issue as always are the Wilpons.
1:24 PM - 6 Jan 2019
Jarrett Seidler
@jaseidler
13m13 minutes ago
Replying to @NYPost_Brazille
its actually on track to go *down* substantially if you dont start double counting buyouts, use real salary instead of CBT, and consider the insurance money
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Doug
@FTLO_Baseball
7m7 minutes ago
Replying to @mikemayerMMO
Totally agree. But what's scary still is that all of MLB saw what went down today and GMs are gonna call on Vientos and Newton. Brodie clearly has no attachment to guys that are still years away and hasn't shown he can get good value at this point either. Not with this latest one
Jarrett Seidler
@jaseidler
37m37 minutes ago
the Mets never have the left hand and the right hand talking to each other and that was one of the things they were selling you on in the new regime except now theyre trading all the dudes the scouting side loved for analytics darlings that dont fit in with the new coaching
Ok but hes blocked here just the same at all 4 corners so its still 2 good prospects for a depth piece. They must think he is Hanniger to do this deal.
My point is that when stating that a player was a fucking stud in AAA to support the move while also understanding that his numbers in AAA are inflated...it's a bit disingenuous.
Either way...nothing to get crazy over. I'm conflicted on this offseason. Like the moves at catcher and with the backend of the BP. Not crazy about the Cano deal and every other move seems to be meh.
Im starting to get really tired of these so called Twitter experts. I criticize the Mets and am as doubtful of Brodie as much as anybody but these last few moves are baseball moves. And I am quite favorable towards them.
Broxton and Davis are good bets.
Davis has no clear path to playing time and cost 2 good prospects at valuable positions.
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With good years. Davis WAS in Houstons top 10 heading into 2018 and their system smoked ours. Also, that was before he went HAM in AAA.
Ok but hes blocked here just the same at all 4 corners so its still 2 good prospects for a depth piece. They must think he is Hanniger to do this deal.
Haniger? Huh? Haniger is one of the best players in the game. Why can't he be another "Alonso" but at 3B? Alsono isnt guaranteed to be a star but we are all high on him.
Looks to me like Brody is gearing up to jettison players like Frazier and Lagares while finding suitable replacements.
Nice! Felt this was coming. Who?
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@NYPost_Mets
MLB talent evaluator on J.D. Davis: Good FB can beat him but good off speed hitter. Good power. Has some swing and miss, can get a little long at times. Adequate defensively, maybe a step short. Great arm.
Great young man that deserves an opportunity.
I thought we all got tired of Mets brass marching out the same "home grown" garbage prospects to fill in spots on the MLB roster the past decade.
At least these are new refreshing names that were groomed by farm systems that maybe helped improve ability?
Ok w these deals. but NOT ok with the same ole Wilpons mid market managment.
He does have experience in the outfield corners, an area where the Mets need warm bodies, so perhaps well see Davis used as a platoon or situational corner outfielder as a means of getting him at-bats against left-handed pitching. Davis hit .348/.419/.583 against southpaws last year and .344/.401/.800 in 2017, with most of that production coming at Triple-A Fresno.
I go back and forth on which guy it hurts to lose more between Santana and Adolph, and honestly I think it's probably Adolph just because there's literally nothing else at CF in the entire org whereas there are a ton of middle infielders.
Hes an above-average runner with good instincts in center field, and theres a chance he can stay there. He could be a 50 bat with gap power who is playable in center, which would make him at least a viable big league fourth outfielder. He was going to be a prominent part of the Mets prospect lists honorable mention section. We whiffed on him pre-draft, but our sources who saw him in pro ball raved and Im very interested to see how he hits in full-season ball next year because I think the industrys error bars on small school bats are pretty large due to the quality of pitching they face.
I lean towards agreeing with the conclusion but who knows maybe we will get lucky and this guy can end up blossoming like Laureno did for the A's this year (who houston traded under similar circumstances). Would be easier to be optimistic if there was a clearer path to playing time.
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