May
1
2011

Metsmerized Players Of The Month!

An article by Joe D

Here are the 2011 Metsmerized April Players of the Month…

Hitter of the Month

Ike Davis

Ike Davis has been the Mets most dynamic player so far this season, and is my pick for Metsmerized Hitter of the Month in April. His career high 11-game hitting streak came to an end yesterday in which he batted .462 (18-39) with five doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs. Davis is tied for ninth in the National League with 20 RBI, 12th with a .337 batting average, sixth with eight doubles and ninth with a .600 slugging percentage. Davis also had another streak which got very little attention and had scored a run in eight straight games, the longest streak of his career and the longest in the majors this season.

He leads the team in every power category and is quickly becoming the offensive juggernaut of the Mets. The most remarkable part of what he has accomplished is that these numbers were produced by batting sixth in the lineup. A little higher in the order and we could be looking at the league leader in RBIs in the National League. Imagine what he can do if Beltran or Bay were protecting him instead of Jason Pridie and Josh Thole. Congratulations Ike!

Runner Up: Jose Reyes

Pitcher of the Month

Pedro Beato

I was one of those who questioned the wisdom of giving a roster spot to Rule 5 Pick Pedro Beato who we selected from the Baltimore Orioles. (What in the world were the O’s thinking?) I thought it was too risky to expect Beato to make the jump from Double-A to the Majors without some disastrous results. I was wrong. Dead wrong. Beato has been a godsend for our bullpen and easily nails down the Metsmerized Pitcher of the Month for April. Honestly, it wasn’t even close which doesn’t say much for the rest of our pitching staff.

Beato has thrown 14.0 innings over 10 major league outings without allowing an earned run this season. He collected his first major league win on April 27 against the Washington Nationals after tossing a perfect inning. Remarkably, lefties are 3-20 (.150) off him which surpasses the performance of our left-handed specialist Tim Byrdak by more than 40 points. As they say in his hometown of Brooklyn, fuhgeddaboutit… Tip your hat to Pedro Beato for a job well done! Nice going, kid!

Runner Up: Francisco Rodriguez

About the Author: Joe DeCaro

I'm a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins' 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in '73 and '00, I've experienced it all - the highs and the lows. I started Mets Merized Online in 2005 to feed my addiction. Follow me on Twitter @metsmerized.

6 Comments + Add Comment

Met Maniac May 1, 2011 at 1:03 pm

Ike Davis should be the core player of this team. Trade David Wright for a bonafide ace, maybe Tampa Bay for David Price. Re-sign Reyes and move Murphy to third base his NATURAL position. Bring up Ruben Tejada and platoon with Turner until Reese Havens is ready at 2B. it’s not rocket science.
- Devin May 1, 2011 at 2:16 pm
  
  I would trade Wright for an ace too but I’m not sure Price would be the guy I’d want. I wonder if John Lester could be had from Boston? Or Jered Wever from the Angels? By the way, anyone see how great a season Dan Haren is having?
  - Met Maniac May 1, 2011 at 2:42 pm
    
    We could of had Dan Haren for a song. We also could have made an attempt to trade for Grienke or Garza, but the new front office has a defeatist attitude. They are unwilling to pick up the phone and make an offer because they have no confidence in their ability to pull off something like the Cubs did for Garza, giving up NO major leaguers OR major league ready talent to acquire him. The top guy the gave up Chris Archer is toling away in AA with a 6.00 ERA in 5 starts. He was the Cubs top prospect but considering their minor league system was ranked even lower than ours THAT DONT MEAN BULL. They basically traded their version of Jenry Mejia, Ruben Tejada and two Low-A players. Garza is having a rough start on a BAD Cubs team but leads the league in strikeouts with 51 in 38 innings against only 11 walks and has yet to allow a homerun this season. As I maintained all along, a perfect Citifield pitcher we could of AND should of had.
Satish Ram May 1, 2011 at 2:52 pm

No question on both of these.
Good to see Beato getting recognition. That kid could have a real nice future with us.
Liz May 1, 2011 at 3:39 pm

Who needs Pedro Feliciano when we got Pedro Beato!
- Clayton Collier May 1, 2011 at 3:58 pm
  
  Good Point! We got an even better Perdo! and alot younger and cheaper too!

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