Mets officials are considering promoting Lucas Duda from Triple-A Buffalo….

The thinking is that Justin Turner, unaccustomed to this much consistent playing time at the major league level, is showing signs of wearing down at third base. Turner is 0-for-7 in this series, and hitting .220 in his past 10 games. So Daniel Murphy can see some action at the hot corner, opening first base for Duda.

– Adam Rubin, ESPNNewYork.com.

I’ve made my stance on this matter pretty clear here and here, but with Duda destroying Triple-A pitching and the Mets demonstrating a wholesale lack of non-Beltran power in the lineup, calling up the 25-year-old corner bat makes a lot of sense. As Rubin notes, the Mets can still find plenty of chances for Daniel Murphy and Justin Turner at second and third, plus Duda can spell Jason Bay in left field some while everyone figures out what the hell is up with Bay.

The Mets designated Nick Evans for assignment after last night’s game to make room for Duda. Like many Mets fans, I’ve got something of a soft spot for Evans, but I suppose as long as Terry Collins is locked in to platoon matchups for pinch-hitting spots, he wants to keep the lefty-hitting Willie Harris on the Mets’ bench.

Of course, I could point out that Harris has a .545 OPS against righties this year. But while Evans torched the ball across two levels last year, he did not hit in Buffalo or in his 17 plate-appearance stint in the bigs in 2011.

Anyway, now Duda gets more chances to show what he can do at the Major League level after posting a 1.003 OPS over parts of the past two seasons in Triple-A. This is good.

Like I’ve said, Duda is the age at which he should be expected to start contributing to a big-league club, and since the Mets have their starting first baseman on the disabled list, their left fielder in an awful funk and their right fielder likely headed for the trading block, now’s as good a time as any to try to assess what they’ll get from Duda moving forward.