Baseball America did their Draft Report Card feature for every MLB team last week. My comments on their selections for the Mets are italicized.
Best Pure Hitter: The Mets’ top two selections, 1B Ike Davis (1) and SS Reese Havens (1), went in the first 22 picks due to their offensive potential. Both have quick bats [...]
At Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein did a look at all of this year’s first round picks, as the August 15th signing deadline approached. Below are his comments on the Mets two first-rounders.
18. New York Mets: Ike Davis, 1B, Arizona State
Status: Signed, $1.575 million
Performance: Hitting only .248/.297/.321 at Short-season Brooklyn, Davis has yet to come close [...]
Mets first round pick, Ike Davis who has been out of the Brooklyn Cyclones lineup since Monday is starting at first and hitting sixth on Sunday in Staten Island. Davis is currently hitting .244/.271/.317 with 9 2B, 0 HR and 9 RBI with 5 BB and 24 K 123 AB in 33 games for [...]
Think you know you’re Mets prospects? This is the beginning of what I hope will be the lengthy “Get to Know” series. Ike Davis, the Mets first round pick, 18th overall in the 2008 gets the honor of going first.
Favorite TV Show: Dexter….It’s amazing, kinda creepy though. It’s a serial killer cop who [...]