J.D. Davis, SS Because Who Cares Anymore

With the injuries the New York Mets have faced, Jonathan Villar has become the everyday shortstop. Believe it or not, he’s actually done a good job with a 2 OAA and 2 DRS.

The issue is what happens when Villar needs a day or gets hurt himself. Looking at the roster, there really isn’t an answer on this roster. That may be why Luis Rojas offered up J.D. Davis as a possible name.

If you think about it, it makes complete sense. Davis couldn’t play left field, and he’s played there. He can’t play third, and he’s played there. He can pitch and play first, but you’ll never find him at either position.

Seriously, Davis has no business being in a position where he has to move, field, and throw. He has poor reaction time and instincts, and he needs to at least double clutch.

It’s seriously at the point where he makes a routine play look nearly routine, we get hyperbole. You can understand because it’s a complete shock to see it.

That may well be why when Davis made a routine play in what was a lopsided loss, Gary Cohen suggested Davis had shortstop skills.

Giving Cohen the benefit of the doubt, he’s sometimes so wry, you can miss the joke. He can also be like anyone of us watching a game into the early hours of the morning leaving us a little delirious. It’s also possible he’s watching the Mets fall apart looking to cling to something good.

Whatever the case, the statement was as insane as the thought itself.

Putting Davis at short is more of a give-up than a position pitcher pitching. It’s more so than Brandon Drury being relieved by Kevin Pillar. It’s just preposterous.

So that said, just do it. The Mets aren’t going anywhere with this stretch of games and with the way they’re playing. Put Davis at short and then use him as a defensive substitution in center.

After all, as Davis intimated after the loss dropping them to .500, it’s not necessary to stay over .500. With that being the case, let Davis play wherever he wants.

4 Replies to “J.D. Davis, SS Because Who Cares Anymore”

  1. TheGhostofKelenic says:

    That might actually be worth the price of admission. How many more of Lindor’s friends do you think Cohen acquires this off-season? I’m more worried about that than J.D. in center. Jeff McNeil take cover.

    1. metsdaddy says:

      The JD In CF was pure sarcasm

  2. TheGhostofKelenic says:

    I was aware. Duh.

  3. TheGhostofKelenic says:

    The point was that even the outrageously insane idea of a centerfield manned by J.D. Davis pales in comparison to the damage that could be done by Lindor making continued personnel decisions through Cohen as was clearly just done with a first round pick for a guy with a .292 on base percentage, the lowest contact rate in baseball, but hey Lindor likes him.

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