7/15/20

Mets360 - The Mets have depth to spare…at DH




The Mets have depth to spare…at DH

by John Fox 


The Mets have a load of candidates for the inaugural season of NL DH play. Following is a listing of players who are likely to be on the roster opening day, or in some cases on the so-called taxi squad, whose most productive position at this point in their careers is probably DH. They are more or less ranked in order of expected offensive production for the upcoming season, with the two who were best last year at the top.

1…J.D. Davis split his time mostly between left field and third base last year. He assembled an impressive slash line of .307/.369/.527. He probably had the most productive offensive season in 2019 of any Met not named Pete Alonso or Jeff McNeill. He is right in the midst of his prime years at age 27. 

However Davis is a distinct liability in the field. Last year he posted a DRS figure of -11 in the outfield, and -9 at third base. Although he has a decent arm (he pitched some in college), his throws to first from 3b were often delivered with a funky motion and a slow release. Davis should see plenty of action this year, sometimes at DH, sometimes in the field, and when he is in the field he’ll be a prime candidate to be replaced by a better fielder late in the game when the Mets are ahead.

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3 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

Never a Mets season where so many guys could DH for this team...good timing

ReneNYM1 said...

+I never wanted the DH but being a Met fan we are stocked with DH guys Smith,Davis,Cespedes loaded.So I wanted it because it was an advantage with our team chemistry.We are going to be a tough lineup.

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