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Lucas Duda | Outfielder

Team: New York Mets
Age / DOB:  (27) / 2/3/1986
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 254
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
College: Southern Cal
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Lucas Duda launched a solo homer in Sunday's loss to the Pirates.
The longball, his eighth of the season, was a mammoth blast to center field off of Jeanmar Gomez. Duda has turned into Adam Dunn this season, batting .225 with a 21/33 BB/K ratio to go along with his eight bombs. May 12 - 4:42 PM

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Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda went 2-for-3 with a walk and a pair of solo homers in a win over the Nationals on Friday.

It was his second two-homer game of the young season. While Duda was a disappointment last season, he is hitting .308/.491/.744 with five home runs, two doubles and a league-leading 1.234 OPS through 14 games. He's always been a patient hitter and the Mets believe in his power, so he should be owned in deeper mixed leagues right now.
Apr 19 - 10:38 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda (back) is back in the Mets' lineup Friday.

Duda hasn't played since exiting the second half of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Rockies because of lower back tightness. He returns to a .278/.469/.583 batting line with three longballs.
Source: Anthony DiComo on Twitter
Apr 19 - 3:59 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda (back) is not in the Mets' starting lineup on Thursday afternoon against the Rockies.

Duda left the second half of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Rox because of lower back tightness. It's freezing right now in Denver so the Mets are playing it safe. Duda should be back in action on Friday night.
Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter
Apr 18 - 12:14 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda (back) expects to return to the lineup Wednesday.

Duda had to leave the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rockies due to lower back tightness. While it's not a major concern, Duda thinks the cold weather might have been a factor, so the Mets will see how he responds to the conditions Wednesday.
Source: ESPN New York
Apr 17 - 8:28 AM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda left the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rockies with lower back tightness.

It's not clear at this point how much time he might miss. Duda picked up two hits and drew two walks in seven at-bats during the doubleheader before exiting.
Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter
Apr 16 - 11:27 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda will serve as the designated hitter for Friday's interleague matchup against the Twins.

Defense isn't Duda's strong suit, so sticking him in the DH spot is a nice luxury under American League rules. Mike Baxter will start in his place in left field Friday. Meanwhile, Jordany Valdespin will start in center field while Marlon Byrd will play right.
Related: Marlon Byrd, Mike Baxter, Jordany Valdespin
Source: ESPN New York
Apr 12 - 5:03 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda hit a two-run homer, his first of the year, in helping the Mets beat the Padres on Wednesday.

Duda is a post-hype sleeper of sorts after falling flat on his face in his expected "breakout" last year. He's in his age 27 season now and he's got some of the best raw power in the National League, so it's easy to imagine him rebounding to post 20-plus home runs in 2013. Deep-league players in search of cheap power could do worse than The Dude.
Apr 3 - 9:55 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda went 3-for-4 with a homer and drove in all four Mets runs against the Cardinals on Tuesday.

Duda is 7-for-14 with three homers and two doubles in his last four games. The Mets' starting left fielder has five homers and 12 RBI in 53 at-bats for the spring.
Mar 26 - 5:02 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda went 2-for-3 and homered Saturday in the Mets' 3-1 victory over the Nationals.

Duda has overcome a slow start to his spring to hit .333/.400/.750 with four homers in 36 at-bats this month. We're still not big believers in his bat, and given his poor defense in left field, he's needs to be very productive to be a decent regular. Still, given the Mets' lack of alternatives, he figures to get a long opportunity to prove himself.
Mar 23 - 4:52 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI as the Mets topped the Astros 9-6 on Saturday.

Duda also had a nice game last Saturday, collecting a homer and a double against the Marlins. In his other five games this spring, he's 1-for-17 with 10 strikeouts. Still, there's a long way to go in March, and his starting job doesn't appear to be in any doubt.
Mar 9 - 5:20 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Back in the lineup after a couple of days off, Lucas Duda homered and doubled on Saturday.

Duda was 1-for-10 with seven strikeouts before his absence, so maybe the break was a good thing.
Mar 2 - 4:51 PM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda returned to the Mets' lineup Saturday.

Duda was scratched from Friday's game due to what the Mets referred to as a "small medical issue." This isn't injury-related and won't be a concern going forward.
Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter
Mar 2 - 8:51 AM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda was scratched from Friday's Grapefruit League lineup due to what Mets manager Terry Collins referred to as a "small medical issue."

Collins added that the issue does not affect baseball. It sounds like Duda will be back in there Saturday.
Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter
Mar 1 - 11:59 AM
Lucas Duda - OF - Mets

Lucas Duda will be held out of the next two games to take batting practice.

Duda is 0-for-7 with six strikeouts to begin the spring and the Mets feel that he didn't get enough preparation following offseason wrist surgery. The good news is that the wrist feels fine.
Source: Adam Rubin on Twitter
Feb 25 - 4:34 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1John Buck
2Anthony Recker
1B1Ike Davis
2B1Daniel Murphy
2Justin Turner
SS1Ruben Tejada
3B1David Wright
LF1Lucas Duda
CF1Rick Ankiel
2Juan Lagares
3Jordany Valdespin
RF1Marlon Byrd
2Mike Baxter
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Jon Niese
2Matt Harvey
3Shaun Marcum
4Dillon Gee
5Jeremy Hefner
6Jenrry Mejia
7Johan Santana
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Bobby Parnell
2Frank Francisco
3Brandon Lyon
4Scott Atchison
5LaTroy Hawkins
6Jeurys Familia
7Scott Rice
8Robert Carson
9Greg Burke
10Collin McHugh