Mets pivoting from J.D. Davis to J.D. Martinez ended up saving season
NY Post
J.D. Davis needed a job after the Giants released him late in spring training, and he was strongly considering a reunion with the Mets, who sought an experienced right-handed bat.
Numerous text messages were exchanged between Davis and Brandon Nimmo — with Davis asking about the Mets’ new regime, the organizational depth and whether he would be a fit returning to Queens.
Ultimately, Davis chose Oakland mostly because of the opportunity for regular playing time — something the Mets couldn’t offer him. Davis was told he would play against left-handers if he signed with the Mets, but he likely wouldn’t be full-time in the lineup.
“I would barely be playing,” said Davis, now a Yankee following his DFA and trade from Oakland.
Who knew in March that missing on Davis would be such a turning point of the Mets’ season?
Mets officials soon circled back to another J.D. — as in Martinez — and with time dwindling before the end of camp and his price tag dropping, signed the veteran DH to a one-year contract worth $12 million that includes deferrals.
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