The Mets have recalled outfielder Lucas Duda from Triple-A Las Vegas. To make room for Duda on the roster, the team has optioned outfielder Mike Baxter to Las Vegas.
Back in late June, Duda went on the disabled list with a strained intercoastal muscle. He returned from the disabled list on August 7, and the team optioned him to Triple-A. In Las Vegas, Duda hit .306 with 14 RBI in 16 games.
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Duda will play some first base and serve as the team's DH in American League parks, but he is strictly a bench player at this point in time.
Baxter has appeared in 59 games with the Mets in 2013, hitting .208 with a .325 on-base percentage.
The Mets were forced to call up Duda by the 26th of August. Had they not promoted him, they would have burned his final option.
I was once a big supporter of Duda, but at this point his presence at the plate is just not strong enough to support his below-average defense. I'd like to see him only as the team's backup first baseman, and nothing else.
Ike Davis hasn't really done anything too impress, and that's putting it nicely. However, I'd still rather see him as the primary first baseman due to his defensive talent. Davis may be a huge liability at the plate, but at least he can give average/above-average defense on every given night.
As for Baxter, he's bounced around between the Majors and Triple-A this season. I expect that he'll continue to be like that throughout the rest of his Mets career, as he is a bench player at best. I like Baxter, I really do, but I think I'd rather have Duda at this point in time. Besides, in a few days, when the rosters expand, Baxter will be back in New York.
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