Duda, shut down from baseball activities for 30 days in early-August due to his back injury, will take batting practice Saturday and could rejoin the Mets before the end of the season, James Wagner of the NY Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Duda has made solid progress since he was shut down, prompting the resumption of baseball activities. James Loney has done a decent job replacing him, but he doesn't have the power bat Duda possesses while his fielding, which was his hallmark, has been less than advertised. Duda might need to play a few simulated games prior to rejoining the Mets, but it looks like that option may present itself before the end of the season.