Comments on: Do The Red Sox Have Eyes For Ike Davis?

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:31:35 +0000

The Mets should NOT trade Ike Davis, they should keep him!………32 HRS, 90 RBI!!

By: jerseymet

jerseymet — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 03:13:16 +0000

Boston in a unique situation. They have few long term contracts to bind them. They benefited from the new owners of the Dodgers, who not only bought that troubled franchise, but also took on several large contracts from Boston.

What will Boston do with all that freed up money? I’m thinking that they will buy a new team. I’m thinking that they will come shopping in Queens. Wright, Davis, Dickey, Thole and Bay for 5 members of the Pawtucket Red Sox. Over 40 million off the payroll for Sandy and the Prospects that the Mets so need.

Boston gets some bats made for Fenway and some credibility.

By: K Maxx

K Maxx — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 03:02:23 +0000

Dont you live at the site where 68% say we took a step forward in 2012? Go back to Comedy Central and go play with your buddy Patrick.

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:46:38 +0000

well, he went 1-20 in a 4 game series and was sent down for a month…he came back and hit pretty well…

he also hit pretty well in AAA this year…over .300 with power…and again…he’s 22 year old…will cost absolutely NOTHING….and shockingly..he is not in a wheel-chair…

the whole knee theory to me seemed like the same thing met fans were yapping about with carlos beltran…

well…carlos beltran had more SB than anyone on the met roster….and played better defense than anyone in the met OF this year…on a 2 year deal…

DJ Carrasco makes the list…but not Fernando Martinez?

looks like it was political to me…same way they gave Brad Eamus the starting job in 2011 b/c he was their pick…same way they gave Hu a chance to start before Murphy..I think that Fernando Martinez being released had more to do with internal politics than merit….

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:39:08 +0000

1 – He hit 28 HR’s 2 years ago when the dimensions were bigger…
2 – dimensions have 0 to do with his increased K rate…

Now look at his numbers per month from 2009-present..

2012 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2012&t=b#month

2011 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2011&t=b#month

2010 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2010&t=b#month

2009 – http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=wrighda03&year=2009&t=b#month

Wright is incredibly streaky…in the past 23 months, he has hit .300 or better only 8 times.

By: Chest Rockwell

Chest Rockwell — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 01:38:52 +0000

“Yesterday, our editor Joe D. pressed on with his ongoing opinion that Ike Davis will be traded for whatever the Mets could get this Winter and that he is not as well liked by the organization as it may appear, and for a variety of reasons.”

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Watch as it never happens.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:40:05 +0000

Well it all boils down to what you think can replace that production doesn’t it?

Sandy and Terry (if they are to be taken at their word) believe Duda can replace that production so anything else they get from trading Ike is gravy in that scenario.

By: Old School Mets Fan

Old School Mets Fan — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:29:40 +0000

He hit .306, 21 HR and 93 RBI’s in a pitcher’s park.

By: Old School Mets Fan

Old School Mets Fan — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:20:42 +0000

This isn’t about improving the team next year, this is about saving money. The organization “doesn’t like Davis for a variety of reasons”. Just like the nonsense with Pagan. They will trade him for a borderline/decent young outfielder making the league minimum.

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:50:25 +0000

Our stats are different but the message is the same.

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:49:40 +0000

Are you seriously averaging out numbers for an entire season based on what a guy in Houston did in August and September?

.237 .300 .466 .766

There, that’s his line this year. He is also LH and had knees that were already debilitating. Would I have rather had him than DJ Carrasco? Sure but come on lets make him do something first.

By: srt

srt — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:49:20 +0000

I found it curious as well that they removed Martinez from the 40 man roster when there were more ‘worthy’ candidates they could have removed instead.

However, this is is slash line from his ML time with Houston this season overall:
.218/.286/.386
Nothing to write home about, to be sure.
That and I read somewhere that his defense suffered, likely from the continued knee problems he has from arthritis. I can only assume the Mets just didn’t see him as a long term solution going forward.

By: stick

stick — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:41:39 +0000

last year he hit 10 in 1/2 of a season. and this year he had 15 (14?) in what, 1/2-2/3 of a season?

so I would say that 15 is certainly on the conservative side. if anything, he has proven to be about a 20 HR guy already, with upside since he has a lot of power to tap.

By: srt

srt — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:39:26 +0000

Good question – one we likely will never know the answer to.

Somewhere over the past couple of days, I heard one of the reasons for sending Duda down when they did is b/c they had decided he was not going to really improve playing RF, they wanted him to go down and play LF – and they were giving that time to Bay in LF to once and for all ‘turn his season’ around’.

Not sure I’m buying that. First, is there anyone who really believed Bay had/has anything left?
Second, if I’m not mistaken, Duda didn’t solely play LF when he got sent down. Didn’t he play some at 1st base as well?

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:35:49 +0000

i guess it was really a genius idea to RELEASE Fernando Martinez despite the fact that we have a lack of OF depth…

Fernando this year hit over .300 in the minors….came to the majors and hit .265 with 6 HR from August – September

avg out over a whole season and thats 27 HR…

By: Pacific NorthTex

Pacific NorthTex — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:31:47 +0000

I think it was Duda being anything but “Super” that got him demoted.

By: Just_Da_Damaja

Just_Da_Damaja — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:30:41 +0000

…and dont forget…that a good defensive 1B has a domino effect on the 2B, SS, and 3B in terms of THEIR defense…

trading Ike away w/o getting a comparable GLOVE back hurts the ENTIRE infield…not to mention the lack of HR…

then again…

matt cerrone can give David Wright the excuse of not having protection in the lineup again and again…considering he couldnt use the dimensions, concussion, or back as an excuse this year

By: Pacific NorthTex

Pacific NorthTex — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:29:36 +0000

Talk about a brutal right side of the IF. I could see Wally and Lenny, back in the day, dropping drag bunt after drag bunt for singles all day long. Conceptually doubles when either Duda or Murph throw a couple into the stands.

By: srt

srt — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:24:16 +0000

Which I pretty much think that was what SA was saying when he stated that you can’t trade a 30 + HR hitter unless you can replace that production immediately – especially when the team had a problem with power to begin with.

This is why I don’t believe Ike is going anywhere. Sure, I believe them when they say ‘no job is safe’. All should be on the block for the right trade – but it has to make sense.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:21:52 +0000

A lot of teams will want Ike Davis thanks to the fact of the LEAK he was a problem they would like to get rid of….

Problem is this:

No one HAS a 30+ HR OFer who doesn’t cost 5 times what Davis costs per year!