It’s looking like J.D. Davis was Brodie Van Wagenen’s hit of the winter. Having made several moves, most of which haven’t exactly wound up at their 90th-percentile outcomes, the Mets’ new rookie GM didn’t get much credit for the deal with the Astros that brought the Mets Davis and sent prospects Ross Adolph, Scott Manea, and Luis Santana to Houston. But Davis has proved any doubters—including us—wrong.
The Mets’ 13-1 stretch was already underway when Dom Smith hit the injured list with a stress reaction in his foot, which has kept him out since and seems likely to keep him out for quite a bit longer.