Know, the one who worries me the most in the field? It’s Wright in the ninth inning. Too often he throws a ball aways in close games. I notice this not occurring on bang-bang plays when one’s instincts takes control but rather the routine plays when he has plenty of time to set himself up for the throw. Almost as if he’s thinking too much about it, like a hitter when in a slump.

You’re also forgetting Duda in right and an inaccurate throwing arm by Wright at third. Basically, May would make fielding a liability in five of the eight positions.

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Which raises the question as to why he was switched from two other positions prior to this? Just wondering if his glove no matter what position he plays, is too poor to be considered major league material – the same problem facing Daniel Murphy. What Murph has going for him is that he has already proved he can hold his own against major league pitching.

Couple that with the roster crunch the Mets have.. They’d likely have to put Nickeas on waivers to add May, and while it’s likely he’s pass through, it’s not really a risk they need to take. If Nickeas is hitting .080 into June, and someone in the minors is hitting, that’s a different story. It would take an injury for May to win the job with meaningless Spring AB.

I did read where he improved enough to reduce that to nine but the question is also how many balls that were scored as wild pitches could he have been kept in front of the plate by better defensive hands. He has shown he can hit and with power but there must be something as to why he spent so many years in the minors and even came to the Mets as an invitee – not a minor leaguer.

Hope he makes it with the big club. Anyone notice if he has shown better hands during spring training?