Remember all the way back in 2014, when the Mets entered the season with three starting first base because Sandy Alderson could not make up his mind between Lucas Duda and Ike Davis (with Josh Satin briefly in the mix)? Alderson finally traded away Davis (and demoted Satin). This year, do not be surprised if Duda loses a similar battle.
This time around, Duda is the only starter. But Jay Bruce played his first exhibition game there Tuesday, and by his account it went fine, proclaiming, “Well, no one got hurt, so that’s a good sign.