Mets Police rerun: Trade Reyes (June 28th)

I’m having fun going through the archives. I totally forgot about the Twitter morons who were killing R.A. Dickey in May. I see I warned you guys about the math on April 19th (and I remember getting attacked for suggesting that the Mets were done!).

All that’s ok…but sooner or later you guys might want to start listening to me. Here’s a little something from June 28th. I hope you enjoyed those extra three months of Jose and what it got you.

On 3 I rip the band-aid off.  One…two…

I know, I know…Jose Reyes and his kindly agent are definitely going to re-sign with the Mets at a price that allows Sandy Alderson to also add other pieces even though it has been said over and over that the Mets will cut payroll next year and K-Rod is well on his way to vesting.  Together, Wright and Reyes play together for years and finish 1-2 in all the offensive stat categories.

How long you been watching this soap opera?

Michael Baron from Mets Blog got me thinking yesterday when he wondered on twitter where the Mets would be without Reyes.  Well, WITH Reyes they are a 4th place team looking up at the Nationals and Pirates.  Up.

I know this all hurts Mets fans, but turn off your emotions for a second and think this through.

You may have heard of the Wilpons.  They own the Mets.  They have money concerns.

Reyes is going to make a lot of money.

The Mets are in 4th place.

Reyes is playing as well as any player has these first three months.  His value will never be higher.

The Mets could lose him after the season and just get draft picks.  Sometimes those picks turn into David Wright, Ike Davis or Mike Pelfrey.  Sometimes they turn into Lastings Miledge or Bobby Keppel.  You feeling lucky?