The Mets traded Ike Davis to the Pirates:

The Ike Davis saga is over in New York.

The New York Mets traded the enigmatic first baseman to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, in exchange for right-handed reliever Zack Thornton and a player to be named later.

The deal was announced just a few minutes prior to the Mets’ game against the Atlanta Braves. Davis was made available to reporters outside the Mets clubhouse as the game got underway.

Thornton is a blow you away reliever, who at seasonal age 26 should be ready to contribute to a major league team. Davis might do well with a change of scenery. Davis is doing a great job of getting on base this season, so maybe the Pirates will give him a chance to play every day. If he can combine the high OBP with high isolated power, the Pirates will take that.