Is best case scenario that he can be a Bret Gardner type

with some pop

yea...Gardner with less SB's and a lot more K's....yuck

Best case would be Mookie Wilson.

Why harp on the negative? He has made progress at one level each season.

2010 Savannah .346

2011 St. Lucie .296

2012 Binghamton .340

He hit 17 hrs last year for the Binghamton/Buffalo combo. Add to that being a top notch defensive player, being named three times to the All SEC defensive team. You can see in this video of him and Parker that he hustles and comes up with spectacular plays.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM456dDkE28

In any event, why have a bad attitude towards a player who we haven't even seen?

Too much power and not enough contact to be a Brett Gardner type. Think lower grade Granderson with better defense.

Lots of S kankee fans in this thread.

He's not even amongst our top 10 prospects! A ceiling? How about he'd be a Collin Cowgill?

The next Del Unser

Of all of the Outfielders the Mets will likely trot out there this season, I think I have the most hope for Den Dekker sticking long term. I was going to go with Kirk, but once DD is up we will see that he is the far superior defensive CF. If Kirk is forced to a corner, it will be interesting to see if his bat plays enough there. Den Dekker did not handle his promotion to AAA well last year, but I still love his upside and if he can cut back on his strikeouts a bit (he is never going SO less than 100 times) he will be a very useful player for us. I like his defense and attitude. He can help us.

I honestly don't know what to make of Den at this point.

I see him as a Bourne w/ less speed (maybe 20SB's a season) & he'll hit 15-20HR. If he could just cut down the k's & draw more walks he could be a version of Choo possibly as well. I'd be happy if he could just hit .270 w/ a .320obp 80R 15HR 50rbi's & 20SB's a season as well as being the GG cfer

Would be nice if he could pan out into at least a "solid" player.

Eric Byrnes

We'd be fortunate if he turned out to be like Del Unser

I meant it as a compliment.

Man, he really k's a lot. Well over 4/1 so/bb including a 90/14 rate when he moved up to Buffalo. If he can hit .240 with good defense I'd consider that a success.

I'd take a 1973 - 1975 Del Unser with more speed and better defense

Think he seems like a Mike Cameron with a little less power. Not sure if I'm in love with that idea