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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Can Davis & Mejia make the team out of camp?



These two kids are the most hyped up prospects the Mets have had since Scott Kazmir and Fernando Martinez during his early goings. First Basemen Ike Davis and Pitcher Jenrry Mejia. They both got the invite to come compete for a spot on the Opening Day 25 man roster and boy are they making the best of their opportunities. Both have been lights out this preseason. Ike Davis who is 22 years old has been a huge bright spot in camp this season. In 5 games thus far he has a batting average of .538, in 13 at bats he has 7 hits, he also has hit a grand slam and 6 RBIS. Davis who was drafted in '08 from Arizona State, has pitching experience and can also played right field as he did for the USA National team last summer. Competing with Daniel Murphy, and Mike Jacobs for the starting first base job, Ike knows it can be tough but has said his father Ron Davis who is a former major league pitcher, and pitched with the Yankees, gave him tips on how to handle New York in general, from the playing standpoint to the Media. Competing with those two players mentioned is and will continue being beyond hard, since we know Jerry Manuel has said Murphy will be there Opening Day unless a physical injury takes place. Jerry has acknowledged that if Davis and Mejia continue to dominate in the spring he has to consider them for roster spots. If i was making the decision i would have to think really hard, because you only drafted Davis 2 years ago and you do not want to rush a star in the making, but on the other hand he looks so ready and could definitely make an impact with the club.I came across a post written by Toby Hyde of metsminorleagueblog.com as he compared Ryan Braun's Minor League numbers and Ike's Minor League numbers and they truly are virtually the same. This will be a great battle down to the wire, all i say is do not rush him but if the Mets organization truly believes they have a READY star on their hands bring him up now, because he can be another big bat in this lineup.
Jenrry Mejia is a 20 year old fireballer who was signed by the Mets out of a Dominican Republic tryout when he was 16 is truly talented and is excelling in Spring Training. Mejia is ranked the 56th best prospect in Baseball according to Baseball America. Mejia who is known to regualrly throw in the mid 90's can be quite erratic at times though. Jerry Manuel has said that since Kelvim Escobar will not be on the Opening Day 25 man roster due to an injury, Mejia has to be considered for a setup job. Mejia who was projected a starter up in till this year has been compared to Mariano Rivera, by the movement on his ball and how nice his fastballs move. He is to be looked at as a future closer.Jenrry pitched during the Mets 4-3 loss to the Marlins on Friday as he pitched 2.1 innings striking out four swinging and retiring each other the other 3.
I think i am a little more hesitant to bring Mejia up rather than Davis. I think that because Mejia just turned 20 in October and really has shown signs that he can be as Wild as Oliver Perez on some occasions, and i just don't think bringing him up to get beat around a little bit will be good for him, but who knows i haven't seen him in person. If he really is as good as people are saying and are comparing him to Mariano Rivera but also flashes of Oliver Perez at the same time i would hold back unless of an emergency, or an injury. None the less we will probably see him in the month of September and most likely next season.

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