By Josh Finkelstein
Mike Puma of the New York Post reported on Friday night that the New York Mets view J.D. Davis as an asset heading into the offseason, speculating that the team could possibly look to flip him for a pitcher in the offseason.
Davis, 26, has had a phenomenal season on the offensive side of things with a .308/.368/.522 slash line as well as 21 home runs and 55 RBI, to give himself a superb 135 wRC+ on the year.
That being said, his defense is likely the reason the team is considering him as more of an asset than a building block as he’s registered -9 DRS in both left field and third base.
For left field, he’s done so in 570 1/3 innings which would put him on pace for approximately -26 DRS over a full season. At the hot corner, he registered that number in 220 innings which would have him on pace to register -63 DRS in a full season.
While this was probably the crown jewel of Brodie Van Wagenen’s first offseason, the Mets do need to wonder whether or not he has more value to them or an American League team with a DH.
With the Mets’ farm system ranking towards the bottom of the league, the team lacks a lot of trade assets which is probably a big reason the team is considering this.
