New York Mets Must Face Possibility That Reyes Has Peaked (ESPN)

More people are coming around to my way of thinking about Reyes.

A Jose Reyes triple exists somewhere on the list of the best things you might see at a baseball game, somewhere alongside an Albert Pujols laser and a Justin Verlander gem and a Denard Span wall-climb. Reyes hits a ball into the gap and when he realizes somewhere between first and second base that he can get three bases, his fifth gear kicks in, his feet moving impossibly fast, his hands churning at his sides.

He is incredible to watch in moments like these, and when it’s all going well for him, when he’s getting on base and he’s stealing bases easily and when he’s rocketing throws from the shortstop hole, he’s among the most dynamic players in the game.

But here’s the problem: Whether it’s because of injury or slump or mental lapses, those moments of dominance just haven’t occurred consistently. Which is why the Mets’ front office might start to draw on the lessons learned on the North Side of Chicago earlier this decade.

Read the rest here on ESPN.com. Interesting stuff from some scouts who don’t see him getting better. I’ve said it before…good, yes. Overrated, yes. (I know walk, steal, steal, score. Let me know when that actually happens.)

Read here.

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One Reply to “New York Mets Must Face Possibility That Reyes Has Peaked (ESPN)”

i think the turning point for Reyes was 2 years ago when Rickey Henderson came on as a coach with the Mets. I think Reyes was taught some bad habits. And I think 2006 made players like Wright and Reyes very cocky and got them into some bad lazy habits.

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