LUCAS DUDA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mets make right decision by moving Lucas Duda to first base
Monday afternoon MetsBlog had an “Ask the Booth” section where it invited readers to submit a question for the SNY announcers to read on the air and answer. Here was my submission:
Question: Why do the Mets keep Lucas Duda in the OF when he is terrible defensively there? If it’s to keep from hurting Ike Davis‘ feelings — hasn’t Davis done enough to hurt the Mets when...
Duda to First base now that’s a novel idea
It took them long enough to realize that Lucas Duda wasn’t suited to play the outfield. It took them long enough to realize that Daniel Murphy worked way too hard to become a decent second baseman. It took them long enough to realize that Ike Davis needs alot of work in the Minors; so what took them so long to move Lucas Duda to first base?
Over the winter I suggested not so...
Lucas Duda At First For Mets; Jordany Valdespin Goes To Bench
So much for the Jordany Valdespin experiment at second base until Ike Davis returns, but the premise of what I wrote earlier remains the same: the New York Mets don’t have an idea of what to do with the mercurial role player.
Terry Collins said he would give Valdespin a week at second base leading off. Valdespin responded by hitting .130 (3-for-23) in that span, and one week later...
Lucas Duda or Ike Davis: Pick one
The title says it all.
Pick one (considering their only justifiable position being first base) who you could plug in as your everyday first baseman and stick with it for the foreseeable future. It’s becoming readily apparent that both of these players can’t exist on the same team.
Sooner or later the Mets are going to have to make a solid, concrete decision on who their first...
Will Mets really blow chance to move Lucas Duda to 1B?
The following story is respectfully offered for your consideration. It concerns two people—Ike Davis and Lucas Duda —but they are from another galaxy and another time. They live quite simply in the Twilight Zone.
Okay so they’re not from another galaxy and another time. But after hearing Sandy Alderson’s comments on WFAN Monday, it’s quite clear that we are living in...
Comparing Lucas Duda and the rest of the Mets’ outfielders
During Spring Training Mets fans hoped that the projected outfield wouldn’t be as bad as the doomsayers had predicted. “Worst outfield ever” was a common theme parroted by numerous media outlets. The outfield was definitely lacking in talent, but there was no way it could be that bad. Right?
As it turns out, the Mets outfield has been very bad this season. To find out just...
Duda Quietly Using the Bat
How do you look at the good amongst the bad? I’ll tell you what, it’s hard to. It is, it’s human to not know what you can look at with a smile on your face. When the Mets are 10 games under .500 with the season not even a third of the way through, trying to smile at this situation is like pretending to be happy over yet another pair of socks as a stocking stuffer Christmas...
What Do We Have In Lucas Duda And Is He The Solution At Left Field?
Left field has always been used as a kind of defensive dumping ground for many teams trying to find a way to get a bat in the lineup. Not requiring the arm strength considered de rigueur for Right, and less daunting in the presence of a fleet centerfielder, it is often a place for players whose offense demands playing time, but are not “natural” outfielders and have been blocked...
Featured Post: Keith Hernandez Needs To Lay Off Duda’s Approach
Ever since Lucas Duda burst into our consciousness in 2010, nobody has been satisfied with his plate approach. Too many strikeouts and not enough walks, I frequently wrote. He gives away too many at-bats. He tries to pull too much and doesn’t use the entire field.
All valid in the early Duda critique.
Now, unbelievably, he’s become too selective, too patient at the plate. No...
Lucas Duda Unfairly Criticized On Plate Approach
Ever since Lucas Duda burst into our consciousness in 2010, nobody has been satisfied with his plate approach. Too many strikeouts and not enough walks, I frequently wrote. He gives away too many at-bats. He tries to pull too much and doesn’t use the entire field.
All valid in the early Duda critique.
DUDA: Has the right approach (AP).
Now, unbelievably, he’s become too selective...
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