The Mets may trade Ike Davis, will criticize him to the media first

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Last night Matthew talked about how it appears that the Mets are making Ike Davis into a platoon player late in the season and how, by doing so, they’re letting Lucas Duda play games at first base, which is where he really belongs.

Today Adam Rubin reports that the Mets are thinking about going one step further: getting rid of him altogether.  Why? More playing time for Duda and, according to Rubin’s sources, the elimination of a potential bad egg:

The Mets are disappointed with Davis’ unwillingness to make changes based on coaching advice. Although he is personable and by no means a troublemaker, they also worry — fairly or unfairly — he is out too late after games, and that could influence other young players.

Whether that little bit was calculated to get out to the public or not, it would take some sort of P.R. campaign, methinks, for Mets fans to buy the notion that they’d be better off with Duda at first base going forward than Davis. Davis may have some trouble with lefties, but he’s 25 and has shown he can perform at a high level. Duda is a year older and doesn’t show the sort of upside that Davis has.

Mariners add depth acquiring IF/OF Nick Solak from Reds

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
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SEATTLE – The Mariners acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Solak from the Cincinnati Reds on Friday for cash.

Solak was designated for assignment by the Reds on Thursday. Seattle had an open spot on its 40-man roster and assigned Solak to Triple-A Tacoma.

Before this season, the 28-year-old Solak spent his entire big league career with Texas. He appeared in 253 games over parts of the past four seasons with the Rangers. Solak’s most productive season came in 2021 when he appeared in 127 games and hit .242 with 11 home runs and 49 RBIs. Solak spent almost all of that season at second base but also played left field, center field and third base in his time with the Rangers.

Solak was a second-round pick by the New York Yankees in the 2016 amateur draft. His acquisition is likely a depth move for Seattle to stash a player with experience in the majors at Triple-A in case injuries arise.