Ike Davis had only one hit today, but that hit happened to be a solo home run. Davis' performance is becoming hard to over look and I'm sure if he keeps it up, there will be those who start to clamour for him to be the Mets 1B next year. Don't get me wrong I'm extremely impressed ( BA .414 / Slg. pct. .724) with Davis but still feel he needs seasoning in AAA especially since most of his power hits are off fastballs.Quietly behind Davis, Chris Carter has been putting up some of his own solid numbers. In nine winter league games Carter is hitting .353 with a .559 Slg. pct. and .450 OBP. In 34 AB he has 12 hits, 9 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 6 walks and only two strike outs.I had asked earlier this month why the Mets were listing Carter as an outfielder instead of a 1B. Carter has a much more extensive back round in the minors at 1B then OF, 320 gms at 1B compared to 150 in the outfield.Apparently Carter is much more comfortable in the outfield then h...
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