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Who can replace Matthews?

June 1, 2010 by

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The New York Mets farm system has proven to be a boon for the major league club early in the 2010 season, and there’s no reason to believe it can’t help again in centerfield. Highly-touted first baseman Ike Davis was the first to impact the Mets when he broke onto the scene on April 19 […]

Promoting Davis now a mistake

April 19, 2010 by

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It is only a matter of time before the Mets promote Ike Davis. I like Davis, I had him as the club’s fourth-best prospect coming into 2010, and think he should be the starting first baseman for the Mets in 2011. But this is another panic move, ranking right up there with moving Jenrry Mejia […]

Jacobs provides bench depth

February 11, 2010 by

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The Mets reached into their past and signed former draft pick Mike Jacobs to a minor league contract.  This is a continuation from the Gary Matthews trade where the team is stockpiling reserve options so that if the injury bug hits again, the team will have some bench/Triple-A options better than they had last year. […]