Youth Movement in Mets Camp
Written by Matt Ryan   
Monday, 08 March 2010 09:50

It's only been one week, but the Mets "big three" prospects are creating quite a buzz.     

Ike Davis has been the team's best hitter so far, batting .571 with 3 doubles and a monster grand slam.  If Davis continues to tear it up, he could give Daniel Murphy a run for his money.  Of course, there are some concerns about his defense, and at times he has appeared visibly nervous.  Davis will eventually come back to Earth, and I think its best for everybody if he starts the year in AAA.   

How about Fernando Martinez?  A lot of people are down on the kid, and that's because he's been overhyped and overmatched for almost four years.  But people forget that he is just 21 years old and still a tremendous prospect.  Martinez flashed that potential on Saturday, going 4-4 with 2 solo homeruns.  At this point the job is Angel Pagan's to lose.  But if he struggles, I don't think the Mets would hesitate to give F-Mart the job until Beltran is healthy.  Like Davis, he is probably better off in AAA, but if he is truly ready there is no reason to hold him back.

But by far the most impressive been Jenrry Mejia.  Before games even started, Mejia was the talk of the camp, drawing comparisons to Mariano Rivera.  Even as a Mets fan, I think that's sacrilegious.  But there's no doubt that this kid has a special arm.  When he finally took the mound on Friday he lived up to hype.  Mejia was electric in 2 1/3 perfect innings, striking out 4 and touching 97 mph on the gun.  Even though he is just 20 years old, he is garnering strong consideration to make the opening day roster.  I still think if you have a guy with ace potential you don't move him to the bullpen.  But who knows, with K-Rod's health in question, Mejia could make a push to close some games for the Mets in 2010.  He's that good. 

It's been a hell of a week if you like Mets prospects.  And let me stress this, the statistics mean nothing.  It's just spring training.  But its good to see these guys flashing their potential and competing for opening day jobs at such a young age.  I think that when all is said and done, all three will start the year in the minors.  But by the end of the year I expect each one of them to contribute.



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written by will.H, March 08, 2010
broken bat blooper to short
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written by amazinz55, March 08, 2010
i'm really excited about ike and mejia. murph needs to accept hes gonna be a super-joe. if mejia can pick up any control in the minors this year i could see him succeeding in sept and earning a spot in april '11. i'm trying not to get too excited about fmart. he stay healthy this year or he'll never be ready.
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written by Mets Next GM, March 09, 2010
we NEED to see mejia as our ace of the future and give him as much time as he needs to get there.
if we find ourselves in a tight race down the stretch or in need of a setup man in the playoffs then yeah we can bring him up, but until then our priority has to be to have Mejia, Ike, and Thole (and fmart?) all come in together next year and give us a head start on being a top team for years to come in the near future.
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written by will.H, March 09, 2010
one thing is for sure, mets need to focus on their new bread of talent rather than the older crew.
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written by amazinz55, March 09, 2010
by older crew do you mean beltran wright reyes santana bay etc?
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written by Mets Next GM, March 09, 2010
yeah it's not exactly time to give up on the 6 stars this team has already (i'm adding frankie to amazin55's list) but I do not want to sacrifice Ike and Mejia's potential for a stronger chance at a pennant....although that's not really an issue considering that even if their current time tables are not rushed, these new guys should be playin with the big boys while our current stars are still in their primes.
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written by amazinz55, March 10, 2010
i was beginning to lose hope in finding any rationality here. when the davids and the joses are entering their prime guys like mejia, davis, fmart, etc will be on their way to becoming household names. if anyone needs to give up on the present and focus on their farm its the phils. few teams have a worse farm, and even fewer teams have less financial flexibility than the phils.

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