After You, David (Mets 3B Count Resumed)

[G-Fafif]

How many men on third for the Mets? With J.D. Davis's debut this weekend, 172 in all, 43 since David Wright came along in July of 2004. Davis is the first altogether post-David third baseman, as the most vestigially legendary of Met positions officially reinstalls its revolving door until another 5 in our scorecard (if not with a 5 on his back) comes along and rips it out of its hinges for another dozen or so seasons.

Here's the whole freshly updated gang...


172. J.D. Davis 03/30/2019
171. Jack Reinheimer 08/15/2018

170. Jeff McNeil 07/24/2018
169. Jose Bautista 05/25/2018
168. Luis Guillorme 05/11/2018
167. Todd Frazier 03/29/2018
166. Phillip Evans 09/17/2017
165. Travis d’Arnaud 08/16/2017
164. Neil Walker 08/09/2017
163. Asdrubal Cabrera 07/22/2017
162. T.J. Rivera 08/10/2016
161. Jose Reyes 07/05/2016

160. Ty Kelly 05/24/2016
159. Matt Reynolds 05/17/2016
158. Kelly Johnson 10/03/2015
157. Juan Uribe 07/25/2015
156. Danny Muno 05/25/2015
155. Ruben Tejada 05/14/2015
154. Anthony Recker 04/14/2015
153. Eric Campbell 06/05/2014
152. Omar Quintanilla 09/15/2013
151. Wilmer Flores 08/06/2013

150. Zach Lutz 06/27/2013
149. Vinny Rottino 05/28/2012
148. Ronny Cedeño 04/10/2012
147. Josh Satin 09/28/2011
146. Nick Evans 07/17/2011
145. Daniel Murphy 05/31/2011
144. Willie Harris 05/12/2011
143. Luis Hernandez 08/31/2010
142. Mike Hessman 07/29/2010
141. Justin Turner 07/19/2010

140. Wilson Valdez 08/25/2009
139. Andy Green 08/19/2009
138. Fernando Tatis 06/17/2008
137. David Newhan 09/29/2007
136. Ruben Gotay 09/07/2007
135. Damion Easley 04/19/2007
134. Julio Franco 09/10/2006
133. Eli Marrero 07/02/2006
132. Jose Valentin 05/26/2006
131. Miguel Cairo 04/21/2005

130. Chris Woodward 04/13/2005
129. David Wright 07/21/2004
128. Ricky Gutierrez 04/22/2004
127. Todd Zeile 04/11/2004
126. Jay Bell 04/10/2003
125. Marco Scutaro 07/28/2002
124. Ty Wigginton 05/17/2002
123. John Valentin 04/14/2002
122. Desi Relaford 04/22/2001
121. Jorge Velandia 09/08/2000

120. David Lamb 07/14/2000
119. Lenny Harris 06/04/2000
118. Joe McEwing 05/20/2000
117. Kurt Abbott 04/26/2000
116. Shawon Dunston 08/08/1999
115. Melvin Mora 07/06/1999
114. Robin Ventura 04/05/1999
113. Mike Kinkade 09/08/1999
112. Jim Tatum 05/20/1998
111. Craig Paquette 05/03/1998

110. Shawn Gilbert 09/24/1997
109. Manny Alexander 07/13/1997
108. Luis Lopez 07/12/1997
107. Jason Hardtke 06/21/1997
106. Kevin Morgan 06/15/1997
105. Matt Franco 09/08/1996
104. Alvaro Espinoza 08/02/1996
103. Carlos Baerga 07/30/1996
102. Bill Spiers 07/23/1995
101. Aaron Ledesma 07/06/1995

100. Edgardo Alfonzo 05/02/1995
099. Fernando Viña 04/10/1994
098 Doug Saunders 09/24/1993
097 Butch Huskey 09/08/1993
096 Bobby Bonilla 06/25/1993
095 Tim Bogar 05/29/1993
094 Jeff Kent 09/26/1992
093 Steve Springer 08/20/1992
092 Chico Walker 05/11/1992
091 Junior Noboa 04/15/1992

090 Bill Pecota 04/06/1992
089 Garry Templeton 06/07/1991
088 Chris Donnels 05/07/1991
087 Tom O’Malley 09/07/1989
086 Craig Shipley 09/07/1989
085 Jeff McKnight 06/10/1989
084 Gregg Jefferies 08/28/1988
083 Keith Miller 06/18/1988
082 Mackey Sasser 05/11/1988
081 Dave Magadan 04/18/1987

080 Gary Carter 07/22/1986
079 Tim Teufel 04/12/1986
078 Howard Johnson 04/09/1985
077 Kevin Mitchell 09/13/1984
076 Ray Knight 08/29/1984
075 Ross Jones 07/28/1984
074 Clint Hurdle 09/12/1983
073 Tucker Ashford 05/06/1983
072 Ron Gardenhire 09/27/1981
071 Bob Bailor 09/24/1981

070 Mike Cubbage 04/26/1981
069 Wally Backman 04/18/1981
068 Hubie Brooks 09/04/1980
067 Bill Almon 07/27/1980
066 Jose Moreno 06/18/1980
065 Mario Ramirez 05/22/1980
064 Phil Mankowski 04/15/1980
063 Kelvin Chapman 05/10/1979
062 Richie Hebner 04/05/1979
061 Alex Treviño 10/01/1978

060 John Stearns 06/28/1978
059 Elliott Maddox 05/26/1978
058 Sergio Ferrer 04/20/1978
057 Bobby Valentine 07/06/1977
056 Joel Youngblood 06/24/1977
055 Doug Flynn 06/22/1977
054 Lenny Randle 05/08/1977
053 Leo Foster 09/06/1976
052 Mike Phillips 05/16/1976
051 Dave Kingman 09/15/1975

050 Roy Staiger 09/12/1975
049 Jack Heidemann 05/07/1975
048 Joe Torre 04/08/1975
047 Rich Puig 09/13/1974
046 Jim Fregosi 04/15/1972
045 Ted Martinez 07/06/1971
044 Bob Aspromonte 04/06/1971
043 Tim Foli 09/12/1970
042 Joe Foy 04/07/1970
041 Bobby Pfeil 06/26/1969

040 Wayne Garrett 05/04/1969
039 Al Weis 05/01/1968
038 Bob Heise 09/25/1967
037 Ken Boswell 09/18/1967
036 Amos Otis 09/07/1967
035 Joe Moock 09/01/1967
034 Phil Linz 07/19/1967
033 Bob Johnson 06/04/1967
032 Ed Charles 05/12/1967
031 Tommie Reynolds 04/29/1967

030 Jerry Buchek 04/23/1967
029 Sandy Alomar 04/15/1967
028 Jerry Grote 08/03/1966
027 Ed Bressoud 05/14/1966
026 Ken Boyer 04/15/1966
025 Kevin Collins 09/11/1965
024 Gary Kolb 09/01/1965
023 Chuck Hiller 08/22/1965
022 Danny Napoleon 04/24/1965
021 Bobby Klaus 08/15/1964

020 Wayne Graham 08/08/1964
019 Amado Samuel 05/08/1964
018 Johnny Stephenson 04/26/1964
017 Charley Smith 04/24/1964
016 Pumpsie Green 09/15/1963
015 Jim Hickman 06/19/1963
014 Ron Hunt 05/13/1963
013 Al Moran 05/12/1963 (Game 2; T-9)
012 Larry Burright 05/12/1963 (Game 2; T-5)
011 Chico Fernandez 05/12/1963 (Game 1)

010 Ted Schreiber 04/14/1963
009 Charlie Neal 08/29/1962
008 Sammy Drake 08/10/1962
007 Rick Herrscher 08/02/1962
006 Frank Thomas 06/17/1962
005 Cliff Cook 05/08/1962
004 Elio Chacon 05/05/1962
003 Felix Mantilla 04/23/1962
002 Rod Kanehl 04/21/1962
001 Don Zimmer 04/11/1962

[MFS62]

Melvin Mora. (sigh)
I always liked Jason Hardtke because of the hardtkeness of spelling his name.
And Bill (please tell Joe Beningo that I'm NOT the guy who makes those numerical projections) Pecota.

Later

[stevejrogers]

And Bill (please tell Joe Beningo that I'm NOT the guy who makes those numerical projections) Pecota.

I also still remember Jeff Torborg being very high on him. To the point of saying that fans would love watching him.

[Frayed Knot]

"Wait til you guys [the press] see Bill Pecota" -- Jeff Torborg

And Bill (please tell Joe Beningo that I'm NOT the guy who makes those numerical projections) Pecota.

Please tell me Joe Bandabingo doesn't actually believe that former ML'er Bill Pecota spends his time making up statistical projections for current major league players!

[MFS62]

"Wait til you guys [the press] see Bill Pecota" -- Jeff Torborg

And Bill (please tell Joe Beningo that I'm NOT the guy who makes those numerical projections) Pecota.

Please tell me Joe Bandabingo doesn't actually believe that former ML'er Bill Pecota spends his time making up statistical projections for current major league players!

I was listening to his show a few days ago, when they were discussing the upcoming season, and the guest mentioned the PECOTA projections. Joe said something like "That's not the old baseball player, is it?" The guest and his co-host (Evan Roberts, who knows the new stats), after recovering from the question, assured Joe it wasn't the same. But I don't recall whether or not they explained what PECOTA meant or if Joe understood them.

Later

[G-Fafif]

173. Adeiny Hechavarria 05/04/2019

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174. Andres Gimenez 07/26/2020

[Edgy MD]

I feel like that's some sort of record of time passing without a third base debut.

[G-Fafif]

Upthread, you’ll see three seasons contained no Mets 3B debuts: 1973, 1982 and 1990.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, this is nearly 15 months, but that's not quite Fregosi->Puig territory, to say nothing of The Gardenhire-Ashford Gap (which sounds like a chapter in Ken Burns' Civil War that featured particularly engaging essaying from Shelby Foote.

[G-Fafif]

175. Jonathan Villar 04/07/2021

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176. Jose Peraza 05/05/2021

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177. Brandon Drury 05/23/2021

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178. Tomás Nido 06/13/2021

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179. Eduardo Escobar 04/07/2022

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

543

[G-Fafif]

180. Mark Canha 08/12/2022

Canha is also the 81st OF-3B/3B-OF in Mets history.

[Edgy MD]

Kevin Mitchell, Howard Johnson, Butch Huskey, Dave Kingman, Jim Hickman, Frank Thomas, Elliot Maddox, Lenny Randle, Keith Miller, Joe McEwing, Hubie Brooks, Jeff McKnight ...

Am I close to 80 yet?

[G-Fafif]

181. Deven Marrero 08/16/2022

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182. Brett Baty 08/17/2022

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183. Yolmer Sanchez 08/21/2022

[vtmet7]

is it time for 184 yet? Brett Benny Ayala Baty is making McCann seem like a MLB hitter...and meanwhile the guy that he bypassed is the milb player of the week

[Edgy MD]

is it time for 184 yet? Brett Benny Ayala Baty is making McCann seem like a MLB hitter...and meanwhile the guy that he bypassed is the milb player of the week

I would enjoy it thoroughly if the team called him up and made a platoon squad out of the two of them.

[vtmet7]

is it time for 184 yet? Brett Benny Ayala Baty is making McCann seem like a MLB hitter...and meanwhile the guy that he bypassed is the milb player of the week

I would enjoy it thoroughly if the team called him up and made a platoon squad out of the two of them.

I've watched a few Syracuse Mets games on mlb.tv this season, I really don't see what the complaint is with Vientos's defense...it's kind of like when David Wright had power, his defense was good enough for a 25+ type of guy...

[Edgy MD]

I think the greater concern with Vientos right now has been his strikeout rate. But I'm a-guessing we'll see him soonly enough.