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PostMoBills
I really hope Jose Reyes signs with the Mets.
TheHotCorner 2
Would be nice to see Reyes stay in NY. With their financial mess right now (thanks Bernie) I just wonder if it is possible. Has there been any mention from Reye’s camp as to what he is looking in regards to years/dollars?
diehardmets
Everyone seems to put the chance of the Mets resigning Reyes at next to none. I disagree. Any met fan with half a brain could discern that Reyes is the spark to the Mets offense. If he goes, the offense goes. I think there’s more then a fair chance that Alderson resigns Reyes, especially with all the money coming off the books.
Blue387
I like Pagan a lot and hope he bounces back and stays with the team.
East Coast Bias
I like that Jason Pridie kid a lot. Actually, Mets have a SS in Wilmer Flores if Reyes is no longer with the team. Or they can move him to 2nd base and keep Reyes at SS.
Joe
Wilmer Flores will never, ever play a middle infield position in the major leagues. Plus he’s 19 and several years away from making it to the show, IF he makes it. He’s in single-A right now and slugging .388. The Mets’ system is completely devoid of middle infield prospects, so they might as well just extend Reyes. Four years, $65M, get it done.
jeenyus245
two years – $30M
HobokenMetsFan
I’m also surprised why everyone automatically thinks Reyes will be gone next year. Alderson as repeatedly said that while not the #1 factor, that fan input, is important to the decision making process. (See Castillo released)
After the past 4 years in particular, Mets fans are a little beaten down. Nothing seems to go right for them either on or off the field. Trading Reyes or letting him walk at seasons end may just be too much for us (the fans) to handle.
We here on mlbtraderumors and various other Mets and baseball blogs know all about Reyes’ potential and pitfalls, however the casual fan (who makes up a MUCH MUCH MUCH larger percentage of the fanbase) will see Reyes leaving as “Oh there go the dumb Mets again, letting him go all because of money issues, etc….” Citi field will be even emptier next year if he goes.
Sandy certainly has his work cut out for him. However I think, and this is a total gut feeling with no hard evidence to prove it, that Reyes WILL get extended mid year. It’ll come out of no where and surprise everyone.
theperfectgame
FWIW, it will be Pagan’s 4th year of arbitration. He was arb eligible for the first time as a Super Two following the ’08 season.
martinfv2
Good point.
Joe
Failing to re-sign Reyes creates two huge holes: SS and leadoff hitter. There’s nobody in the organization who would be remotely capable of filling either role. Unless you get a truly outstanding package of prospects in return I don’t see why you don’t just re-sign him.
troya_ruse
Look, this team is not one or two players, or even one or two years away, from competing. Look around the national league- Philly, Colorado, San Fran, Florida, Milwaukee, Cinci- these teams are for real, and they’re going to be good for a while. Even with an expanded playoff structure, the Mets will not be making the postseason next year.
Sandy needs to take serious action and make drastic moves just to make this team competitive in 2013-4. That will include cutting some of the current players (see ya, Pelf) and trading some of the others while he can still get young talent in return. If that means moving Reyes, K-Rod, and Beltran during this season, I’ll all for it. If it means trading Chris Young, Capuano, Beato, and Isringhausen, I would support it (buy low and sell high, right?). If it means trading Wright, Pagan and Bay in the offseason, so be it. Even if it means doing business with the Yankees and Phillies, I would grudgingly approve. As long as we’re gonna suck, I’d rather do it knowing that there is a plan for the team to be good in a few years.
As it relates to Reyes, why pay a guy $20m a year over 5 years to be on a team that isn’t going anywhere for the first 2-3 years of that contract? By the time the team is ready to contend, Reyes will be in his early 30s and may be nowhere near the player he is now; then you’re saddled with a large contract and a guy whose ego won’t allow him to bat anywhere but leadoff and play SS. Then we will be exactly in the same place we have found ourselves numerous times over the past few years.
East Coast Bias
There is a lot of money coming off the books this year, and as much as they don’t act like it at times, the Mets are still a big market team. If they extend Reyes, they can get enough free agent talent around him to contend.
gursk1989
Because the fans will be upset and lose interest with the team. He is one of the only players on the Mets who doesn’t look dead when he plays, and watching him, when healthy, is exciting and people buy tickets to see him.
troya_ruse
You bring up an interesting point. I don’t know how much revenue Reyes generates in terms of ticket sales, jersey sales, TV viewers, etc. But the fact is that he’s currently playing on the team- and is actually playing quite well- yet Citi Field’s attendance has never been lower. My point is that if the team is winning, the fans will show up- and having Reyes there would make it an even better experience for them. But if the team isn’t winning, then it doesn’t really matter who’s playing shortstop, because many (not all) fans don’t want to spend their hard-earned money on a losing product.
EveryOtherUsernameIsTaken
It would seem to me that making Reyes a reasonable but not bank-breaking offer before the trade dealine – say 5 years, $70 million if he’s healthy and productive – would be a smart move. That way the Mets get to try to re-sign him without competing with offers from other teams, and if Reyes turns it down they can trade him and tell the fanbase that they tried to re-sign him.
Frank DiPaola
Letting Reyes go is the most rediculous action the makes can take. There is no one that can replace him, and the thought of him becoming a Yankee or Philly is sickening.
I disagree with the naysayers that make the Mets out to be years away from contention.
We are set at third, first, short, catching, at least two outfield positions. Our line up is as good as anybody’s. We are a pitcher plus Santanna and an outfielder away from being a contender. If Pagan resumes where he left off last year our outfield is set.
If Murphy can play second it adds to an already potent lineup.
We are seven and three in our last ten games so lets be patient before we write this team off.
Jim McGrath
If the Mets want to move some payroll how about Beltran for JD Drew and a prospect?
Both are in their walk years and it appears Drew may be retiring–the Mets save $5 M and the sox get Beltran and a prospect.
If the Mets are really looking to move more $$ talk Reyes and Beltran for JD and some prospects…