Needs to be 2 top prospects, otherwise I would rather try and resign him in the off season and collect the 2 1st round picks if he signs elsewhere.
Where are the prospects going to come from? Unless Boston gets involved the Mets are screwed. Tony Reagins is notorious for trying to low-ball, the Rangers aren't a fit and the Giants aren't going to give up anyone on the major league roster. Trade Reyes before July if a Godfather offer is out there. Otherwise see where you're at and if you can contend, or hope a team gets desperate and forks over a haul. Remember he's going to be a Type A free-agent.
The Mets won't get anywhere near the value that they could get by trading him now - blockbuster trades in May are pointless. Teams will be more desperate closer to the trading deadline - and the Mets will know more about who they are as a team. I think it's silly to just decide to trade him for a couple of top prospects, as there aren't any teams with a need a shortstop who have a couple of good prospects to trade. The Angels seem like the only team in MLB who has the need, the prospects, the money, and the front office to pull off a trade for Reyes, and given that they won't be bidding on him against any other team, the possibility of a trade seems distant at best. Furthermore, it is almost impossible to replace the level of production that Reyes has from the shortstop position. As a fan, I'm inclined to want to see what Reyes can produce with a full year at the top of the order for the Mets. Also, the adage that "speed ages worse" is a myth. Slow, power-hitting outfielders historically age the worst (without steroids) - and players categorized for their "speed" actually age a little better than average throughout their thirties. And Reyes is still 27. Furthermore, with the amount of money coming off the books next year, even if the Mets cut their payroll to 100 Million, they could still resign Reyes to a good contract. The Mets have no reason to be desperately selling. On the other hand, if a team offered a game-changing deal, with major-ready pitching prospects, developmental and high-grading infield prospects, and a serviceable interim shortstop. Which seems unlikely. TLDR: Mets don't have to trade Reyes for their budget, there isn't that much talent out there that the Mets can get back, so they should hold onto him unless they get a blockbuster offer. No point in trading him for the sake of trading him.
They should not trade him. I explained this already in other threads. Won't you people leave me alone, already? Get off my lawn, you bastards!!!
As a Yankees fan with no horse in this race, I say you absolutely do not trade him. The Mets problems have a lot more to do with how the team is run than their roster. As we've seen with our common favorite team on this board, a culture change and a small number of pieces can turn a franchise from playoff spectators into championship contenders.
before the season started sandy stated that he wanted reyes to stay healthy and improve his OBP. so far, he's done both, and if it stays this way for the entire year, he HAS to be re-signed. reyes is one of the bright spots of our team and is a building block. if we really want to build a contender we should build around him and fix the weak points on the team. we have nobody in the system ready to replace him, and if we traded him i think that as a franchise it would mean we'd be throwing the expectations for the next few seasons down the drain. to be honest we probably wouldn't be able to get fair value in a trade for him anyways. a few years ago i always used to think that reyes would lose his effectiveness once he lost a step or two of his electric speed. he in fact has lost a step or 2 (still a very speedy player) and he's still a great player and a difference maker. he still has 4 to 5 years left in his prime. would we really be able to get fair value for this if we traded him at the deadline? regardless, we aren't doing that bad so im not sure we'd be sellers at the deadline. if we keep reyes for the entirety of the season and he stays healthy, gets on base and keeps playing great, he must be re-signed. we all know how sandy doesn't like handing out big contracts. if it came down to him not being re-signed due to money issues/contractual demands, i'd seriously consider not following the mets for a while. we're in NY and are supposed to be a fucking big market team; we should be able to afford signing our home grown stars to big contracts. we aren't the fucking royals. if wilpon doesn't feel he'd be able to afford reyes then he should sell the team.
No way this cheapskate franchise keeps him they will start to push stories of huge demands etc and " we tried to keep him but it was unrealistic" , we will then trade him for a 14 yr old who pitches in his back yard and Gary Matthews JR
I thought this too, but Jose himself doesn't seem to be taking it too poorly. Or he just has a much better PR sense than Mr. Wilpon.
There is no way he resigns. Not with the Mets trying to dip below $100 mil next year and not after these comments.
Giants are very interested, need a bat and will probly have some money to spend. I don't know if they'll want to after the Zito clusterfuck, but having a good medical staff and him being a youngish bat should hopefully alleviate those worries.
By trading him you're assuming that your FO will be competent enough to get something of value in return. May as well keep him since you'll just end up bitching about his replacement.
Remember, Minaya is gone. They've got Sandy in there now, who while potentially senile, is still a huge improovement.
