Mike Jacobs went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 20-inning, 2-1 Mets victory and now he is gone after being designated for assignment.  The Mets, who have 10 days to trade or release Jacobs before he goes on waivers, are promoting right-handed reliever Tobi Stoner to fill the open roster spot and help out a staff that used nine pitchers against the Cardinals Saturday.  Jacobs was hitting .208 (5-for-24) with one home run and two RBI for the Mets and was non-tendered by the Royals last winter, so it's not as though he will be missed. But now the Mets are left with Fernando Tatis and Frank Catalanotto to platoon at first base, which wouldn't be so bad if it was 1999.  Daniel Murphy, who played 101 vague games at first base last year, is recovering from a knee sprain suffered during spring training and could return in a couple of weeks.  And then there is Ike Davis, the 18th overall pick in the 2008 draft who nearly made the team out of spring training. The 23-year-old son of former reliever Ron Davis is hitting .357 (10-for-28) with two home runs at Class AAA. This scouting report in March indicated Davis was close but could use polishing at Class AAA, which is what the Mets have been saying, but their offense ranks among the worst in the NL and it may be time to roll the dice on Davis.  "There's probably a lot of candidates," manager Jerry Manuel told reporters. "I would rather hold that off until we need to make a decision. He is an exciting young talent."  To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor  . For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to  . Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to
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