In a June 2010 article, Frank Gray of Bleacher Report questioned the value of Nick Evans to New York Mets. At the time, Evans was beached at AA Binghamton and although he was in the midst of a successful season, there was no plan in place for his advancement in the organization. Once considered a high priority prospect, Evans has fallen from grace and his future with the Mets is in question. The team’s treatment of Evans has done him no favors. He has never been given the opportunity to start on a regular basis at the major league level, having only started 38 games since making his debut in 2008. Of those games, he has never started more than six starts in a row, a stretch from 06/30/09 to 07/5/09 in which he hit .280. He has also fallen victim to the double switch more often than not, costing him valuable ABs. As a result, his major league experience has been comprised of mainly spot starts and pinch hitting opportunities.The 2010 season saw Evans have his best success sinc...
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