Baty heard boos from Mets fans earlier this spring as he continued to perform like a "Quadruple-A" player -- one capable of flashing plenty of promise in Triple-A but then can't match those performances at the highest level.

Under different circumstances, Brett Baty would still be toiling in the Minor Leagues, his name bandied about in half-baked trade ideas, his future unclear. When the Mets demoted Baty to Triple-A Syracuse late last month,

It was his second consecutive night with a home run and came after Carlos Mendoza said he won’t force Baty into the lineup, even as he tries to get the infielder playing time following his recent call-up from Triple-A Syracuse due to Jesse Winker’s stint on the injured list.

Should New York Mets Carlos Mendoza rethink the DH to keep a red-hot bat in the lineup? It sounds like he will.

On May 5, the New York Mets recalled Brett Baty from Triple-A Syracuse after it came out that Jesse Winker would require a stint on the IL. This promotion didn