I don't get the rush to deal Duda either. He's not very good, but he's essentially a free OF, and the Mets need those right now.

I haven't seen him much in LF, but is Duda decent there? He was a trainwreck in RF.

Why would he be anything less than a trainwreck in LF?

Why would he be anything less than a trainwreck in LF?

I assume he is, but then he's not a free OF.

Yeah Duda might be a little better in LF only because a misplay in LF is less likely to be a triple than a misplay in RF, but he's going to be awful in any OF position.

maybe it's personal
sometimes a team gets rid of a player who is good enough, even when they don't have someone better because for whatever reason they don't like the guy - see astros and luke scott

Yeah, this is what concerns me about this. They're not questioning Ike's playing ability; they're saying they don't approve of his personal life. That worries me. (Unless they're right, of course! I seem to recall drinking and carousing was responsible -- or blamed, anyway -- for Todd Hundley's sudden disappearance.)

I suppose it'd be a little weird for a front office to leak "we know Player A is better than B, but we think we're better off overall by trading A and living with B." But hey, why not... these guys seem to pride themselves on being straight shooters. I hope that is the logic here.