Stop being hypocrites Reyes is in the same boat as Chapman now he’s the August 1st hottest ticket – some of the fans need to get off there high horse- he deserves a second chance. Next year is now for some teams.
aff10
Difference is, Reyes isn’t at all good anymore anyways. Chapman is
Steve Adams
Chapman is still an elite closer, so teams will be willing to look past his transgressions.
Reyes was one of the worst offensive players in baseball last season following his trade to the Rockies and scouts have said he can’t handle shortstop anymore for a couple of years.
There’s no reason to excuse what either player (allegedly) did, but Reyes looked untradeable at the end of last season even before his off-field issues arose.
dbacksrs
Very good points, Steve.. Well put!
rmullig2
He wasn’t that bad for Colorado. He hit .259 with a .291 OBP and 9 HR’s in 47 games. Nothing near his prime numbers but still pretty good for a shortstop;He may have lost a step defensively but still a passable option.
Getting a player of his talent for the league minimum should be a no-brainer for any team that has a need at that position.
TomG
A .291 OBP isn’t good outside of Coors field, never mind at Coors field. He’s gone from a 50-70 SB guy to a 15-30 SB guy and now, in his early to mid 30’s will likely be regressing further. His range has decreased to a point where his UZR rating is atrocious for a SS and, as for a move to 2B, that didn’t go well the first time it was tried (back when he actually had above average range during the Mets Kaz Matsui experiment).
Gogerty
“Club never wanted him in the first place,” wow that is telling. When he is released, it will be interesting to see who gives him the opportunity. Have his skills diminished that bad? I know there is the PR hit, but from this series of information, seems like more teams have a lack of interest more due to his lack of expected performance.
Math&Baseball
Nah, uts more the pr nightmare. Hegot released by the rockies which means teams just have to pay him league minimum. Doubt teams are balking at paying him league minimum due to his lack of production.
Gogerty
Right, but I mean, like Steve pointed out above, hard to pay even that league minimum when the PR hit is what will kill the team. I could see Atlanta taking him as they clearly are having enough issues with the fans, maybe the guy rebuilds his image and stats. Both of which are seemingly tough chances.
dano 2
Yes ATL has plenty of issues with us fans. Don’t think it would be wise to add this one. We are having a hard enough time forgetting about Hector Oliveras to take on Jose.
Gogerty
Decent stance, understandable.
djtommyaces
White Sox will in a heartbeat! That’s their MO
Older players on their last leg
hcs
And with character issues, to boot. Sounds about right.
tater777
they got Tim Anderson playing great right now and Tyler Salidino who is great defensively and hitting well lately no wake they take him
Lord30
Every hater of a team uses this.
Math&Baseball
Donate 10 mill to battered womens shelters in the USA. Only way he gets another chance is by showing remorse and donating a significant amount to helping women of domestic violence. Also, wouldnt be a bad
Alternative to have language in his contract so reyes pays for a couple women w kids displaced by domestic violence to come out to the ball park, see a game w the kids, meet some players etc per month.
I dont think signing him will have as much blow back if the team takes steps to repair his image by being an advocate for helping women of domestic abuse.
metsoptimist
I didn’t think that the Mets would be interested in him, but it’s a relief to have confirmation.
Doc44
Reyes really didn’t loose his job in Colorodo. He just getting paid to do nothing now.
Gogerty
Best unemployment rates I. America.
Gogerty
In*
dwhitt3
Can’t lose what you never had. He never actually had a job in Colorado. They were just essentially forced to take him in the Tulo deal
B asin Balls
From a starting standpoint, you could guess that Walt Weiss’s treatment of Reyes’ activation may increase other team’s ability to sustain interest in trading for Jose if he’s open to coming off the bench and field any position.
Cam
PR nightmare and a below par player? Bad combination for his job prospects.
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thebare
Stop being hypocrites Reyes is in the same boat as Chapman now he’s the August 1st hottest ticket – some of the fans need to get off there high horse- he deserves a second chance. Next year is now for some teams.
aff10
Difference is, Reyes isn’t at all good anymore anyways. Chapman is
Steve Adams
Chapman is still an elite closer, so teams will be willing to look past his transgressions.
Reyes was one of the worst offensive players in baseball last season following his trade to the Rockies and scouts have said he can’t handle shortstop anymore for a couple of years.
There’s no reason to excuse what either player (allegedly) did, but Reyes looked untradeable at the end of last season even before his off-field issues arose.
dbacksrs
Very good points, Steve.. Well put!
rmullig2
He wasn’t that bad for Colorado. He hit .259 with a .291 OBP and 9 HR’s in 47 games. Nothing near his prime numbers but still pretty good for a shortstop;He may have lost a step defensively but still a passable option.
Getting a player of his talent for the league minimum should be a no-brainer for any team that has a need at that position.
TomG
A .291 OBP isn’t good outside of Coors field, never mind at Coors field. He’s gone from a 50-70 SB guy to a 15-30 SB guy and now, in his early to mid 30’s will likely be regressing further. His range has decreased to a point where his UZR rating is atrocious for a SS and, as for a move to 2B, that didn’t go well the first time it was tried (back when he actually had above average range during the Mets Kaz Matsui experiment).
Gogerty
“Club never wanted him in the first place,” wow that is telling. When he is released, it will be interesting to see who gives him the opportunity. Have his skills diminished that bad? I know there is the PR hit, but from this series of information, seems like more teams have a lack of interest more due to his lack of expected performance.
Math&Baseball
Nah, uts more the pr nightmare. Hegot released by the rockies which means teams just have to pay him league minimum. Doubt teams are balking at paying him league minimum due to his lack of production.
Gogerty
Right, but I mean, like Steve pointed out above, hard to pay even that league minimum when the PR hit is what will kill the team. I could see Atlanta taking him as they clearly are having enough issues with the fans, maybe the guy rebuilds his image and stats. Both of which are seemingly tough chances.
dano 2
Yes ATL has plenty of issues with us fans. Don’t think it would be wise to add this one. We are having a hard enough time forgetting about Hector Oliveras to take on Jose.
Gogerty
Decent stance, understandable.
djtommyaces
White Sox will in a heartbeat! That’s their MO
Older players on their last leg
hcs
And with character issues, to boot. Sounds about right.
tater777
they got Tim Anderson playing great right now and Tyler Salidino who is great defensively and hitting well lately no wake they take him
Lord30
Every hater of a team uses this.
Math&Baseball
Donate 10 mill to battered womens shelters in the USA. Only way he gets another chance is by showing remorse and donating a significant amount to helping women of domestic violence. Also, wouldnt be a bad
Alternative to have language in his contract so reyes pays for a couple women w kids displaced by domestic violence to come out to the ball park, see a game w the kids, meet some players etc per month.
I dont think signing him will have as much blow back if the team takes steps to repair his image by being an advocate for helping women of domestic abuse.
metsoptimist
I didn’t think that the Mets would be interested in him, but it’s a relief to have confirmation.
Doc44
Reyes really didn’t loose his job in Colorodo. He just getting paid to do nothing now.
Gogerty
Best unemployment rates I. America.
Gogerty
In*
dwhitt3
Can’t lose what you never had. He never actually had a job in Colorado. They were just essentially forced to take him in the Tulo deal
B asin Balls
From a starting standpoint, you could guess that Walt Weiss’s treatment of Reyes’ activation may increase other team’s ability to sustain interest in trading for Jose if he’s open to coming off the bench and field any position.
Cam
PR nightmare and a below par player? Bad combination for his job prospects.