The Mets insist they have no idea when they will recall Ike Davis from Triple-A, no clue how long they will leave their first baseman in Las Vegas searching for his lost swing. But with Josh Satin filling in ably, they can afford to leave Davis in the minors until his stroke and his focus are major league ready.
"There's no timetable. I hope when he comes back, whenever that is, that he's ready to go,'' general manager Sandy Alderson told The Post before last night's series opener against the Diamondbacks.
Manager Terry Collins echoed those sentiments, saying he had spoken with Las Vegas manager Wally Backman and he wants to ensure Davis is 100 percent comfortable before he's promoted, as much for his own sake as the Mets'. That was unlikely to happen with the Mets facing three consecutive southpaws in the Nationals' Gio Gonzalez (on Sunday) and the Diamondbacks' Wade Miley and Patrick Corbin.
Bill Kostroun
STREAKY HITTER: Josh Satin, getting most of the playing time at first base for the Mets with Ike Davis at Triple-A, carried a six-game hitting streak into last night.
"I want to make sure that the adjustments he's made in his swing he's comfortable with,'' Collins said. "He got off to a bit of a slow start, then he got hot, and now he's back [struggling]. I know boredom can set in, especially after he was as hot as he was to where he thinks he's ready to go, to now I'm going through the motions. I talked with Wally, he really likes the progress [Davis has] made.
"But there's nothing wrong with a few more at-bats. ... The worst thing that can happen is for Ike Davis to come right now and have him face Corbin, Miley, Gio Gonzalez and all of a sudden have him go 2-for-15, and have everybody in the ballpark think he's not a big league hitter. That's not what I want. We want to make sure when we do it, we do it at the right time, so he's back bursting with confidence and playing the way we know he can.''
Many think the Mets waited far too long to send Davis down in the first place. That fact Satin went into last night having reached base in 11 straight games lends credence to that viewpoint.
In five games at Triple-A from June 19 to 24, Davis hit .563 with five home runs, six walks and seven RBIs. But in the five games prior to yesterday, he hit just .176 with no homers and no RBIs.
"He's a very good player and a good friend of mine, so I want him to do well. If when he comes back, he's playing and I'm not, that's fine,'' Satin said. "Obviously I want to play, but I just want to put myself in the best position to be a part of this team in the future, whatever way that is. If that's coming off the bench, fine.''
Satin came into last night on a career-high six-game hitting streak during which he was 9-for-21 (.429). He said increased playing time has helped him relax at the plate and be more patient. Collins said the 28-year-old has a lot of movement in his swing, making it hard for him to get into a rhythm with irregular playing time.
"I've come up just for spurts, but hopefully my play until he comes back allows me to be a part of this team in the future, because I think I can help the team," said Satin, who was called up on June 11, the day after Davis was demoted. "I think we have a bright future in the coming years, and I want to be a part of it.
"It's definitely a small sample size. I haven't proven anything. But more so than ever, I've let them know I can play at this level. But I have a long way to go to really prove to them I can be a valuable piece of this team in the future when we're ready to contend, which hopefully is soon.''
brian.lewis@nypost.com
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