Comments on: Is Ike Davis On The Verge Of Becoming A Star?

By: John

John — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:12:30 +0000

I like Ike as much as the next guy. But to anoint him a superstar after one year is a little much.
I think he made some nice adjustments in the middle of the year when pitchers caught up to him. But he this is a notoriously tough year for a player as teams have figured out what he does and doesn’t do well.

Let’s wait for year four or five before you use the term superstar.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:20:48 +0000

Hey Bayonne – how are you?

Listen, Ike is a good defensive first baseman. He is a good power hitter. At this stage – yes, going into his sophomore season – he has some areas with his bat that needs improving.

I hope he succeeds and becomes a good run producer – but the point I wanted to make is he is not one now. So it is a bit premature to say that he will become a star.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:16:36 +0000

Check out his stats with men on base.

By: XtreemIcon

XtreemIcon — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:25:13 +0000

“Yet, in close to 600 plate appearences he knocked in only 71 runs. That’s not good enough and certainly not a superstar-in-waiting type number.”

That’s not his fault. He hit well enough, he just didn’t have the guys on in front of him to knock in. Ike’s gonna be a good hitter, but his RBIs are dependent on the guys who hit in front of him.

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:12:00 +0000

um,

You do know he was a rookie right? You do know this is his 2nd year in the show, right? All rookies need work to improve. Why? Because they’re rookies.

What do you mean by Ike boosters? He’s the Mets first baseman, he was a rookie last year and he’s showing a lot of promise and I like him a lot and so should you.

By: Clayton Collier

Clayton Collier — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:11:23 +0000

I said from the beginning that I expect Ike to become a superstar. His power reminds me of Adam Dunn except with gold glove defense and ability to hit for average as well.

By: tlagee

tlagee — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:05:59 +0000

I don’t want to rain on Ike’s parade but that boy has a ton of work to do to cut down on his strikeouts and up his run production. The majority of his at bats last year came in the clean up spot (source ESPN splits – http://espn.go.com/mlb/players/splits?playerId=30532) – yet, in close to 600 plate appearences he knocked in only 71 runs. That’s not good enough and certainly not a superstar-in-waiting type number.

At times last year there was incredible daylight that could been seen between the ball and his bat.

I reckon this year could go either way for Ike. I’m hoping that the Ike boosters are right – but the jury is still out.

Maybe the new hititng coach can earn his keep by helping Ike out.

By: XtreemIcon

XtreemIcon — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:37:05 +0000

The Yankees couldn’t be happier with Swisher. Although “household name” is probably pushing it a bit. His wife is probably more famous.

By: Sean Kenny

Sean Kenny — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:29:48 +0000

Ike can be a very good hitter, a great fielder and a cornerstone piece for a franchise. It may not happen this year, but progression should be evident every year

By: Sean Kenny

Sean Kenny — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:28:51 +0000

Swisher has actually been good offensively, especially by RF standards. He plays decent defense, walks and is a great clubhouse guy in addition to a slugger.

By: APPS

APPS — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 01:22:53 +0000

Where the hell is Nick Swisher a household name?????? Swisher is maybe ok, hopefully Davis will be a lot more

By: Des

Des — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:00:20 +0000

Martin the smarty gets his jollies off. Thanks for the post to remind us it’s all about the numbers. LOL

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:19:28 +0000

Let’s not get too overzealous with the word “superstar.” Ike is a nice player with a great deal of potential, no doubt about that…but a superstar in 2011, not quite. Ike had a nice rookie campaign. .264/19/71 in 147 games is very good. However, look closer at his numbers…he had a terrific start and terrific finish to the season. In April and Sept./Oct., Davis hit .328 in 41 games…unfortunately, from May – August (106 games), Davis only hit .241. Davis also had an OPS of only .791 last season…that ranks 4th out of the NL East first basemen (Howard – .859, Sanchez/LaRoche – both .788) and The Braves are starting a rookie this season at 1B. In fact, the player most comparable to Davis in the NL East is Gaby Sanchez from the Marlins, who was also a rookie in 2010 and his numbers were .273/19/85. In only 4 more games than Davis, he had more doubles, RBIs, higher average, slugging percentage, and OPS and less strikeouts. Not to mention, his fielding percentage was .991 and Davis was .993. This begs the question, is Gaby Sanchez ready to be a superstar? Davis is a nice player…but lets not overvalue him, as Mets fans do with their homegrown talent at a way higher rate than any other fanbase. Is he Alex Escobar…no…but is he Darryl Strawberry…probably not.

By: Annie Savoy

Annie Savoy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:49:20 +0000

Ike comes to this game through his Dad and Grandfather. Both played professional ball, in fact his Dad was a pitcher for the Yankees. They are his teachers and the first people he calls for information or help. After seeing Ike play last year and now getting ready for his first full season at Citi Field, I have a lot of confidence in this third generation ball player.

By: t agee

t agee — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:44:41 +0000

The question about Davis entering last year was would he be able to improve against LHP at AAA. We didn’t get to find out but up here he had no platoon split. Looking under the hood though reveals he had 9 infield singles in 81 AB’s vs LHP. Being that Ike is no speedster this is not sustainable unless they were coming from beating the shift. He also gives up the outside of the plate and then reaches and rolls against LHP. I am really looking forward to seeing Ike take lefty’s to left and I have no question he can do it.

Davis would also help other hitters (especially Wright) in the line up so much if he can keep his platoon split neutral.

By: Bayonne Mets Fan

Bayonne Mets Fan — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:38:26 +0000

Ike’s a ballplayer, he’s the real deal. He’s gonna be a 25-40 HR guy for a long time and he’ll hit for a nice average too not to mention is his excellent defense. He’s gonna grow into a SOLID ballplayer for years to come.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:21:25 +0000

If you look at Davis’s journey to making the Bigs he has not just held his own but exceeded and was among the best everywhere he has played. I can only hope that continues to be the case now that he has arrived to the Bigs.

I look forward to seeing the Starting 1st baseman at the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi-Fields to be Ike Davis.

By: martin

martin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:07:15 +0000

well as long as he is a clubhouse leader