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Gwynning's Anal Lover
This would be a good thing. When I drive around Long Island, I still see people wearing Reyes jerseys they obtained from Marshall’s. They can finally be in style once again.
Deke
That’s gold! Hehehe
metsoptimist
I know that I shouldn’t get upset about something that might not happen. But…ugh, NO!
Ruben_Tomorrow 2
The Mets fans that have been crying for this reunion to happen think this is Reyes from 2006. He’s nothing more than a shell of his former self, and that’s on a good day. The team desperately needs a boost, but Reyes is not the answer.
staypuft
They wouldn’t have to give anything up and it would be for the league minimum, so it really isn’t all that risky.
baymenxpac
Before the trade last year:
69 games, .285/.322/.385 with 17 2B, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 16-for-18 in SB attempts.
That’s not better than Ty Kelly and/or Alejandro de Aza?
I’m not saying he’s the All Star he was in the mid-aughts. I’m saying that this team’s depth has been massacred by injuries, and the Mets can easily remake the offense without giving up any prospects.
If you sign Reyes, Gourriel, and bring up Nimmo, while demoting Kelly, Reynolds, and Plawecki, making our 13 hitters::
d’Arnaud, Rivera, Flores, Walker, Cabrera, Gourriel, Cespedes, Conforto, Granderson, Nimmo, Reyes, Loney, Johnson
Instead of:
Plawecki, Rivera, Loney, Walker, Cabrera, Flores, Cespedes, Conforto, Granderson, de Aza, Kelly, Johnson, Reynolds
You don’t feel that’s a lot better?
stormie
Yea, he was putting up serviceable numbers with the Jays, it’s not like he was playing at a replacement level. The trade to the Rockies killed his motivation and enthusiasm for the game for awhile, which is probably why his numbers were terrible there, more so than some notion that he regressed further. He’s probably still capable of being a 1.5-2.5 WAR player in the right situation. Moving him to 3rd would be a mistake though, he’s better suited to play 2B. Reyes had a lot of trouble in Toronto with his throws from SS.
peteralt
Yes I do
thatmansaballoon
At this point it can’t hurt. If he can even be an above average player offensively he’d help. Plus they would be giving up nothing to get him.
DVail79
Reyes would play 2b moving Walker to 3b
stymeedone
If he signs in NY, will the wife beater get a standing ovation?
staypuft
Most likely. We’ve seen it in NY and elsewhere. Sports fans generally care more about what players do on the field than off the field. And he was a pretty exciting player for them and a fan favorite, so it’s very likely.
Bill
Right, I don’t see any complaints about Chapman in The Bronx.
ollierucker
THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED!!! @staypuft
hojostache
The Mets have ZERO team speed. and I believe 13 SB for the entire season. Reyes would help with that. If he could bat ~.700 OPS and be a stop gap for a couple positions…I think that is an ideal situation. Yes there are the DV issues, but speaking purely from a baseball perspective he makes sense at the league minimum.
Lance
Met fans hoping Reyes can come in and ignite the team reminds me of Rangers fans last year when they got Josh Hamilton from CA. There’s a reason TX got Hamilton for virtually nothing—-he was washed up. Same thing, Reyes. There’s a reason he’s going to soon be a FA.
Tim Dierkes
This thread got pretty well off track, I decided to remove a chunk of it that was off-topic and better suited for some other place on the internet.
ernestofigueroa87
There’s more you need to remove!
Howard-NY13
Reyes I think could play an excellent second moving walker to third. However I also think he could play short and you could move Cabrera to third or him to second and walker to third. Reyes could be a threat at the top of the order and could probably still steal some bases