Ike Davis

The talk of the spring training camp, besides J Meija, has been Ike Davis, the Mets draft pick of 2 years ago out of Arizona State. His father, Ron Davis, was a relief pitcher for the Yankees.

Before the year, I had heard he definitely was a prospect, but really struggled versus left handed pitching, specifically breaking balls, but he had power potential (after hitting 0 HR in his professional debut in Brooklyn during the 2008 season in over 200 at bats).

Why such a change? Here is a link to a great article with mechanical adjusts and video that shows the differences he made between 2008 and 2009.  Great education post

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/3/3/1336065/the-resurrection-of-ike-davis


My guess is that he won't break camp with the Mets, but if the Mets 1B don't perform, Ike could be a 2nd half call up/the 2011 starter unless D Murph hits like he did in September last year.


PS He hit a grand slam in the 8th inning last night. The wind was blowing out according to reports, but still this was a bomb. Take it for what it's worth as it was hit off a minor league pitcher in March, but still, a nice smooth (long) swing. Here's the video link. http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7178459