Comments on: Davis is Mets’ rising star

By: dave

dave — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:09 +0000

I agree. Meijia has been getting killed in winter ball. The big league hitters will destroy him.

I also agree on Evans. Instead of giving him a look, they introduced him to Mr. Pine.

By: Ed in Westchester

Ed in Westchester — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:26 +0000

The Mets do seem to rush guys through the system, I’ve posted about this before.
Some players are rushed due to being deemed ready. See Reyes, Wright, Parnell.
Others are rushed due to injury. See, Murphy, Evans, Gomez, Martinez.
I do think they need to slow things down. Murphy for instance should not have been in the majors at the start of this season. Granted, he had a nice 2008, but towards the end, pitchers got adjusted to him (hit fastball far, cannot hit slider down and in).
I worry when I hear Jerry talk about possibly using Meija in the pen this year. Dude is 20. He has the potential to be a top line starter. Moving him to the pen at this point is foolish, since he will not be able to refine his secondary pitches. We know how that usually turns out (see Pelfrey, Mike).
And of course, there are times guys who have shown promise are then glued to the bench so guys like Sullivan and Reed and Tatis can get playing time. There was no reason Nick Evans should not have played more in September. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:56:04 +0000

I agree.

Unless the Mets can get that guy from california why spend on a 1b?

davis is really tearing it up, but i want to see him play in the minors.

This was actually a good pick by our gm. interesting how he was a first rounder or a comp pick.

as for the whole AAA thing, I think players should play there because in AA they still are raw. Our players that Tiffany mentions all were rushed for various reasons. I dont remember david or jose, but everyone else came up because of injuries. CarGo was like the 3rd OF called up cause everyone was in the hospital. ditto with the other guys.

as we know with the players listed, all could use more seasoning.

By: Steve The Original

Steve The Original — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:02:44 +0000

Sounds like a lovers quarrel to me. lol

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:47:43 +0000

Tiffany … I don’t know what’s gotten into you lately. I’m not sure what context that last comment was. I’ll assume you’re just tweaking and it wasn’t mean.-JD

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:37:14 +0000

(15) Keep it up, Delcos. It’s better than a career at this point, right?

By: Steve The Original

Steve The Original — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:31:46 +0000

(14) LOL Tiffany. What happened? You and JD go on a bad date or something? lol

By: John Delcos

John Delcos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:25:46 +0000

Tiffany (14): Good luck.-JD

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:24:19 +0000

(13) Again, I’m not making an argument as to whether it’s good or bad; rather, I’m trying to bring Delcos into reality. Wish me luck, would you?

By: Steve The Original

Steve The Original — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:06 +0000

Well I guess that i’ll let that be my value judgement then. Look at the Phillies roster:

Howard: Parts of 2 seasons, over 300 AAA Ab’s
Utley: Two full years at AAA
Victorino: Two pretty full years at AAA
Werth: 240 AAA Ab’s

Etc..etc..etc…AAA should be IMO, the place where the top prospects should prove they can handle the next step into the bigs. Guys you set forth like Carlos Gomez and Daniel Murphy aren’t really the best guys to use in a positive light. I’m sure they both could have benefitted from a year or so in AAA.

Hey, if Davis goes out and dominates AAA in his first 150 AB’s, I say let him come up. But he has already proven he can hit in AA, there is no reason at all to send him right up here especially if he struggles with a breaking pitch.