Before last night's game the Mets optioned Fernando Martinez to AAA and recalled Nick Evans for his roster spot.The 20 y/o left handed outfielder, Martinez, is the top prospect in the Mets organization and this was his first exposure to the majors. In 18 games ( 62 AB) he hit a mere .184 with a .274 Slg. pct., the highlight of his stay would be his five doubles and five RBI's. Martinez simply wasn't ready for this level, this early in his career, hopefully he'll take this experience and use it to build upon in the minors...Nick Evans returns, the 23 y/o right handed first baseman/left fielder made two trips to the majors last year. Between May and June he only hit .190 after his three double debut against the Rockies. He received a second chance in July and through August hit over .300, but cooled off in Sept. hitting only .167 ( 5 AB).Evans was one of the last cuts in spring training, but when he didn't make the team, he went into an awful slump in AAA (.093). A...
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