And despite having just 500 at-bats once and 100 hits twice with the club, he really was quite solid offensively. In 2014, he earned MVP votes after hitting 30 home runs with 92 RBI; he averaged about 25 home runs and 80 RBI per 162 games with New York. He had defensive woes, but I can't say anything bad about Duda. Just a good guy to have in the lineup.

I remember when he first came up in 2010 and was like, "who the heck is this guy?" I remember how much he struggled in the early going—he had one hit in his first 33 at-bats. What I didn't remember is how much he turned it on after his initial struggles, finishing his first stint with the big club by hitting .314/.346/.647 over his final 51 ABs.

I sent him an autograph request through the Mets in 2015 and he didn't sign. He did sign, however, after I sent him a request through the Royals in 2018. I accidentally included an Alex Dickerson card with my request and he "signed" that card (with a fake Dickerson signature) as well!

Only 15 players in Mets history have hit 25+ home runs twice and Duda is one of them. He is also one of 13 Mets to hit 25+ home runs in consecutive seasons (Howard Johnson and Carlos Delgado are the two that didn't).

Because of his excellent contributions to the team, the voters in the Mets Hall of Fame project I run on another website elected Duda with 80% of the vote in his ninth try on the ballot.