Promoting Davis now a mistake

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 [...]

Make Igarashi the 8th inning reliever

Wednesday night’s game against the Rockies was filled with disappointment, ranging from another poor outing from a starter to the team’s dismal showing with Runners in Scoring Position (1-12) to an 0-for-5 for Jose Reyes to using Fernando Nieve for the sixth time in eight games. But one good thing that did come out was [...]

Feliz a cautionary tale for Mejia

The Rangers announced that Neftali Feliz is their new closer. Normally this would not be of much interest to Mets fans but given the team’s insistence on taking Jenrry Mejia, the top starting pitching prospect in the farm system, and moving him into the bullpen in the majors, it is a warning about how pitchers [...]