Why the Mets are taking a chance on promoting top prospect A.J. Ewing and what scouts see

The Mets are desperate, obviously. They had to try something, anything to give angry fans a reason to cling to any sort of hope at Citi Field as a six-game homestand opens Tuesday night. Or, in truth, a reason not to boo from the jump.

So here come  A. J. Ewing , and under ordinary circumstances David Stearns wouldn’t be calling up a 21-year old kid with all of 12 games at Triple-A under his belt.

But under these circumstances it’s the right move to make, and not just because Stearns knows that fans want to run him out of town. That is, it’s right because Ewing might just have the game to make it pay dividends. At least that’s the opinion of scouts I’ve spoken to, before and after Monday night’s decision, via sources, to call up Ewing .

“If you’re looking for a spark, like they are, he’s got the game to bring energy,” one scout told me Monday night. “He’s got great speed. He’ll steal a base, he’ll make a diving play.