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IKE DAVIS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Athletics Acquire Ike Davis from the Pirates
Continuing their search for bats, the Oakland Athletics have acquired first baseman Ike Davis from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for international slot money.
As A’s insider Susan Slusser indicates, it’s purely a depth move from the A’s standpoint.
A source tells me the #Athletics have acquired Ike Davis from the #Pirates for international slot money. It's strictly a...
Via Sportsnaut
November 23, 2014
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Pirates Trade Ike Davis to Oakland A’s
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded first baseman Ike Davis to the Oakland A’s in exchange for international slot money according to Susan Slusser. Davis was designated for assignment on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for the Pirates to protect players from the Rule V draft.
The Pirates and A’s exchanged international slot spots, with the Pirates getting the amount...
Via Pirates Prospects
November 23, 2014
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Mets Acquire Pirates Prospect Blake Taylor To Complete Ike Davis Trade
The Mets have finally completed the Ike Davis trade, acquiring left-handed pitching prospect Blake Taylor from the Pirates.
Taylor, 18, was selected by the Pirates in the second round (51st overall) last year, signing exactly a year from today. Draft picks cannot be traded until a year after they sign, meaning Taylor had to stay with the Pirates until today. The Mets also acquired...
Via Mets Merized Online
June 15, 2014
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Pittsburgh Pirates: What did they get in Ike Davis?
Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug; opening image credit dailystache.
Some thoughts following a surprisingly early-season trade by the Pittsburgh Pirates to land 1B Ike Davis from the New York Mets.
1. Props to GM Neal Huntington for quickly realizing the Travis Ishikawa/Gaby Sanchez platoon wasn’t working, even though he probably should’ve realized that over the offseason,...
Via isportsweb.com
April 19, 2014
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Breaking: Ike Davis traded to Pittsburgh Pirates
After 18 months of teasing, the New York Mets have finally broken up with Ike Davis, sending him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league reliever Zach Thornton and a player to be named later. According to CBS’s Jon Heyman, the PTBNL is “significant”, so there’s that.
Right now, this trade looks like nothing to celebrate but not necessarily a loss. The biggest part...
Via Mets360.com
April 18, 2014
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Mets Trade Ike Davis To Pirates For Reliever Zack Thornton and PTBNL
With less than an 30 minutes to go before tonight’s game, the Mets have traded first baseman Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates Mets for Reliever Zack Thornton and a player to be named later, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
The trade has been confirmed by several other sources including the Pirates.
The Bucs had shown plenty of interest in Davis over the Winter, so this...
Via Mets Merized Online
April 18, 2014
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Ike Davis Is Mad And Doesn’t Care Who Knows It
Mets’ spring training is less than an official week old and we’ve already had a mini-drama. This latest teacup tempest involves embattled first baseman Ike Davis. Davis, the subject of many a trade rumor this winter, the man on the hot seat, the repository of much Met fan frustration, boiled over at New York Post reporter Mike Vaccaro. Vaccaro had written an article regarding...
Via Mets360.com
February 25, 2014
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Mets’ Ike Davis Doesn’t Like Story; Did Not Refute Accuracy
New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis isn’t happy with a recent story that concealed an oblique injury last season.
DAVIS: Unhappy with story. (AP)
Davis said he didn’t report the injury because he was about to be optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas and didn’t want it to sound like an excuse.
On Monday, Davis did not refute the Post’s Mike Puma’s accuracy, but instead took him...
Via New York Mets Report
February 24, 2014
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Ike Davis on terrible 2013 season: 'I sucked because I sucked'
New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis had a disastrous 2013 season. He played in just 103 games, hit just .205/.326/.334 with only nine home runs in the majors, earned a midseason vacation to AAA Las Vegas, and saw his season end in August followed a strained oblique. While talking to Mike Puma of the New York Post over the weekend, Davis revealed that the oblique had been bothering...
Via The Outside Corner
February 24, 2014
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Ike Davis, the OBP machine
At the age of 26 (27 on March 22), Ike Davis is a bust.
Once a fixture at first base and a rising star for the New York Mets, Davis’ star crashed back to Earth. Rumors of trades and cuts have lingered all winter, so much so that even the player is surprised to be back at Port. St. Lucie for Spring Training.
Recent reports of continued interest from the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh...
Via Mets360.com
February 20, 2014
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