Duda returning

The Mets have announced that Lucas Duda will rejoin the big league team after demoting on July 24 to AAA Buffalo. Manager Terry Collins said that Duda will play mostly LF and some 1B when Ike Davis needs a day off. Duda hit .260 with 3 homers, 18 RBI in 96 at-bats during his demotion. He played 18 games in LF, 4 games in RF, and 2 games at 1B while in AAA. Before being demoted by the Mets, Duda had gone 2-his-last-22 at the plate and had been playing subpar defense in RF. With Duda set to be back in the starting lineup everyday, he provides the Mets a much needed power threat, as they scored more than 2 runs today after going 7 games with 2 runs or less. Duda worked on spreading out his legs more while in the minors. In 88 games this year for the Mets, Duda has 12 homers, 44 RBI, 37 runs, a .335 OBP, and a .241 batting average. Duda still has a lot of potential and could be a big piece for the Mets in the future if he can make up for his poor defense and hit a little bit better. In 2011 he hit .292 with 10 homers and 50 RBI in only 301 at-bats. The Mets believe he can be a good player here for a long time and really be a fixture for this Mets team looking toward the future. The Mets will make a corresponding roster move prior to Sunday's rubber game against the Houston Astros.