Lucas Duda: On Second Thought…

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• Pete March 10, 2011 at 8:27 am

  I’m starting to wonder about Sandy. Does he think he is the field manager too? He should be concentrating on improving the roster, not trying to do Terry’s job for him too.
  • Donal March 10, 2011 at 9:10 am

    They both have to think about what is the best way to use the roster. In fact, Collins is supposed to executing the team plan.
    • 86mets March 10, 2011 at 10:20 am

      Yes, Collins will be fired the first time he calls for a bunt or stolen base that Alderson doesn’t approve of! LOL (only slightly)
      • Donal March 10, 2011 at 11:23 am

        I don’t think he’ll be micromanaging like that and I’m sure Collins is getting input on the roster, but Alderson is putting together guys with specific strengths and uses. Why would it be wrong to expect Collins to maximize them?
    • Harry C March 10, 2011 at 11:07 am

      Listen to the parrot. Sandy is perfect…donal want a cracker…. Sandy hired Collins Coillins must be a parrot like donal. You donal; are not even a smart parrot. How many times do you have to kiss Alderson’s #%$ before you get a free ticket? no cracker for donal
• Donal March 10, 2011 at 9:11 am

  I don’t get it. Collins aid he ‘d like to find a place for him.

  Does that mean a place for him on the roster?

  Maybe start changing his position to right field since Duda plays the same position as Jason Bay, yet looks ready to break into the majors?

  Yet again, someone is running with an ambiguous statement and trying to brew some drama.
• oldtimer March 10, 2011 at 9:22 am

  Any chance a contender takes Bay off their hands if he gets off to a good start?
  • Donal March 10, 2011 at 9:27 am

    It would have to be a phenomenal start. There’s a lot of money in that deal.
• Metstheory22 March 10, 2011 at 9:56 am

  Duda looks like a LF. There will be a few more triples if a slow player plays right, with everything that is going on in rightfield playing area.
• Metsie March 10, 2011 at 10:22 am

  No sense in wasting a year of options on Duda in a year that by everyone around here think is a wasted season before it even started.

  Beltran may or may not be available this year for the whole year.
  But it’s a SLAM DUNK he won’t be available next year AT ALL!

  So we want Sandy to jump the gun and lose a year of Duda Exclusivity so he can rot on the bench until such time as Beltran goes down or TRADE for some new guy we already would not have room for on the roster just to make a wasted year better than putrid?

  Duda should go to the Minors if he isn’t going to play everyday. Tejada as well!
  Same with any kid from the monirs who shows promise of making the ML roster in the future.

  Because the best way to make a developed player a BUST is to have him pick splinters from his bum and rotting on the bench because there is no place to play him everyday!
• Mr North Jersey March 10, 2011 at 11:02 am

  “This is a complete reversal from 48 hours ago when Sandy Alderson told reporters that if Carlos Beltran was to go on the DL, he would not promote Duda or Fernando Martinez to replace him”

  i don’t think this is entirely accurate. my understanding was he would not want to use duda or fmart if beltran was not going to miss a lot of time. what stood out from collins remark was that he wants duda’s so much that he would find a way to get him in over going with fmart or evans.

  “Sandy Aldersonsaid Tuesday he was not resigned to Beltran opening the season on the DL, and indicated a short-term absence likely would be covered by Scott Hairstonand Willie Harris. But using Duda in right field the day after Beltran was temporarily shut down suggests the organization may prefer Duda to Fernando Martinezfor a longer-term absence. At the very least, Mets brass wants to get Duda acclimated to the position to allow for that possibility.”
  http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/16376/duda-the-best-prospect-for-rf
• Harry C March 10, 2011 at 11:10 am

  Another guy clueless about options. for a guy who knows so much metsie don’t you think you should know that duda uses up an option the day he is put on the Buffalo or Binghamton roster. Of course not, you just speak donal junk..the hell with facts.
  • Mr North Jersey March 10, 2011 at 11:21 am

    Rather than just insulting people why not at least point them somewhere that may better explain it to them?

    How do options work?

    When a player is added to a 40-man roster for the first time, the major league team is permitted three optional assignments of his contract, or three “option years.” This gives them the option to assign that player to the minor leagues without requiring him to clear waivers. For each season thereafter in which the player is assigned to a minor league team, one option is used up.

    When a player is out of options, he can still be assigned to the minor leagues, but first he must clear waivers.

    A player can receive a fourth option if he has less than five seasons of pro experience. Draftees who immediately sign a major league contract will qualify unless they reach the majors quickly and stick there. Otherwise, they’ll have their three options exhausted after their first three years in pro ball. A season is defined as any year in which the player spends 90 days on the active list. Short-season and Rookie leagues don’t last 90 calendar days, so a player assigned to those leagues for an entire year won’t accrue a season of pro experience. Also if a player has a long-term injury, he usually won’t be credited for a season that year. (The exception is if he goes on the disabled list after spending 60 days on an active list, in which case the DL time counts as service time.)

    http://www.baseballamerica.com/help/faq.html
    • Metsie March 10, 2011 at 11:50 am

      Thanks MNJ

      You saved me the trouble…

      Apparently the only one around here that is clueless is Harry!

      Thats what the C in his nick stands for!
• sarge March 11, 2011 at 6:04 pm

  Saw Duda at the Nats game in Viera on Thursday and he looks like a giant in person, reminds me of Adam Dunn. He looked more comfortable at the plate than at the start of his stint last year and he was not taking any wild un controlled swings and worked the count good.

  Captain Kirk looks like a keeper and if he can hit has the defense/arm to play CF/RF at Citi.

  I think RF in Citi might be too big for him and maybe, MAYBE, Bay might be quicker but I think that maybe a few at bats in April then back to AAA will make him a better player and a possible OF candidate for 2012.

  This is where signing certain players to long term contracts restrict putting Duda in LF in 2012.
  I hope a spot can be found for him cause he has legitimate power, imagine having him and Ike in lineup along with David but also hope that cause of his value going up that Sandy doesn’t trade him cause his type of power, if he continues to learn the plate and make steady contact, can be a low cost blessing for Mets.

  Wow, how far Fernando has fallen, he has looked better but a year in AAA un-injured would help his stock with Mets or as trade material.