20-year old righty swinging SS Wilmer Flores came into this season as the Mets’ #10 prospect according to Baseball America. He has played in 26 games in A-ball so far this year and he is 30 for 95 (.316 avg, .837 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 4 homers, 19 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Flores has now played in 485 games in his first five years in the minors and he is 544 for 1,933 (.281 avg, .721 OPS) with 209 runs scored, 35 homers, 262 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. The Mets are taking things slow with Flores as he has yet to play higher than A-ball in his first five years in the minors.

27-year righty reliever Bobby Parnell has tightened up his control quite a bit so far this year and the results have been good. Parnell has pitched in 11 games (0 starts) for the Mets so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP. He has only walked 2 batters while whiffing 15 of them in his first 10 2/3 innings this year. Parnell has now pitched in 186 games (8 starts) in his first five years with the Mets and he is 8-15 with 7 saves, a 4.27 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Parnell has outstanding stuff and he should be a much better pitcher than he has been to this point in his career. The Mets hope that the light has finally come on over Parnell’s head.

25-year old lefty swinging 1B Ike Davis has been terrible at the plate for the Mets so far this year. He has played in 19 games for the Mets so far this year and he is 9 for 68 (.132 avg, .456 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 3 homers, 7 RBIs and an amazingly bad 22 whiffs. Davis has now played in 202 games in his first three years with the Mets and he is 186 of 720 (.258 avg, .784 OPS) with 97 runs scored, 29 homers, 103 RBIs and 3 stolen bases. The Mets are going to give Davis some more time to change things around, but they aren’t going to wait forever.

The Mets have signed 31-year old lefty swinging outfielder Fred Lewis to a minor league deal. Lewis played in 81 games for the Reds last year and he was 42 of 183 (.230 avg, .638 OPS) with 20 runs scored, 3 homers, 19 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He has now played in 517 games in his first six years in the majors and he is 412 of 1,542 (.267 avg, .751 OPS) with 259 runs scored, 27 homers, 136 RBIs and 53 stolen bases. This was a good move for the Mets as Lewis might help them at some point in 2012.

The Mets have placed 28-year old righty starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey on the 15-day disabled list due to a right elbow surgery. Rumors are circulating that he’s going to need Tommy John Surgery, which would knock him out for the rest of the 2012 season and the early part of 2013. Pelfrey has started 3 games for the Mets so far this year and he is 0-0 with a 2.29 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. He has now pitched in 153 games (149 starts) in his first seven years with the Mets and he is 50-54 with 1 save, a 4.36 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. 25-year old righty Chris Schwinden will be called up to replace Pelfrey in the starting rotation. He has pitched in 4 games (all starts) in AAA-ball for the Mets so far this year and he is 2-2 with a 2.05 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. His first major league experience came with the Mets last year in which he started 4 games and he was 0-2 with a 4.71 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Schwinden came into this season as the Mets’ #24 prospect according to Baseball America, so they have high hopes for him.

UPDATE: (4/26/2012) - Mike Pelfrey needs Tommy John Surgery and he’s done for the season.