ROFL, i think i’m gonna start using that line with my buddies….awesome

Lots of reasons for that and a big one is he wants to get a good payday at the end of the year.

But I am not sweating this all too much.
I don’t think he maks it past the trading deadline no matter what his condition is unless it is so bad that he can’t get on a field at all in which case no one will want him.

I can see them resigning Reyes if the situation warrants it but I don’t see any scenario where Beltran wears a met uni next year regardless of performance or health.

But that doesn’t mean he won’t just means I think it highly unlikely.

No it may not be injured but it should be clear that he was favoring the surgically repaired knee and stressed out the other by compensating.

But it will not be as bad as the time he missed last year.
And even if he does require a few days off here and there it is not like he is going to need two months to get the Bat going again like he did when he missed half a season.

We were in the division race without Beltran in there up until he came back. His slow bat after the time missed is a huge reason for our July August swoon.
If we have Beltran’s Hitting even partly for most of the season then there is no reason why we can’t take the lead and hold it.

EVEN if all the rest of the team hits the way they did last year!

While I live in NC reliant upon incomplete internet dailies from NY newstands. I HAVE NOT seen any viable reportage that indicates anything negative about his right knee “aching”.
As u step back from the ledge’s edge, realize this is 4,5 DAYS not 4,5 WEEKS.INFLAMATION NOT INJURY!
Significantly, unlike the prior regime, considerable planning is apparently being initiated as Everyone knows the 2 most likely regular positioners to depart midseason are Beltran & Reyes, rather than being ostriches it appears that their two most likely internal replacements(Tejada & F-Mart) have already been removed to the Minors side of Camp Alderson. That’s most certainly a step in the correct direction as despite Duda’s exceptional power, the hands down more complete Beltran internal replacement should be Martinez based solely on superior outfield defense & experience.
On a related parallel tangent I want to share a little insight I uncovered during researching a retort for my “dyed in the itchy wool” NYY fan cousin. My position was that this upcoming Reyes decision is likely the single lynchpin in this Franchise’s future inasmuch as not retaining Jose, makes retaining Wright illogical and without Reyes & Wright Ike & the 7 remaing ddwarfs will be playing in the empty lot once named Citifield
While we’ve ALL used/heard the phrase” AS REYES GOES, SO GOES THE METS” here’s the proof to that statement:
OVERSTATEMENT? OVERSIMPLIFICATION? hardly, consider this ratio:

Games played by Reyes, total RS by Reyes: victories attained by Mets

YEAR GMS RS WINS
2003 69 47 66 <.500
2004 53 33 71 .500
2006 153 122 97 >.500
2007 160 119 88 >.500
2008 159 113 89 >.500
2009 36 18 70 <.500
2010 133 83 79 <.500

IT'S CERTAINLY VERY CLEAR THAT THE ONLY SEASONS +.500 IN THE REYES ERA WERE THOSE IN WHICH HE PLAYED WITH NO MAJOR D/L STINTS.

Lose Beltran & Reyes? Why keep Wright & Santana? After 3 surgeries & 3 yrs older can Santana possibly improve upon 16Ws he achieved with REYES,BELTRAN,DELGADO all in there for complete seasons? Especialy with ALL 3 gone! Who's kidding who? Lose Reyes, Lose the Franchise so the saying is still intact AS REYES GOES SO GOES THE METS. REYEAS DEPARTS, METS JUST AS WELL SHOULD ALSO!
It seems like so much hyperbole until u actually begin to think about it!

Who the hell do you think your fooling?

Real prospects normally will be in the minors (especially if they are not a fully complete, developed player) playing every day until a job is open for them.

That is why you won’t normally see a top prospect up sitting on the bench, or in reserve while the starter sits for a few days. Wastes time, and options/service time.

right now, Beltran is effectively day to day. If he opens the season on the roster but limited (maybe playing every other day, or sitting the first few games out) you will see the bench dudes playing.

if he has a set back and is missing at least the 1st month, then almost guaranteed you see someone like Duda getting the bulk of the PT.

But if Beltran is hurt I have no problems with throwing Duda in there.

Did you opening bitch when Frank Cashen took over and it took him 4 years to put together a good team? Sure, he had less to start with, but the season hasn’t even started and you are aready to run the guy out of town.

Brilliant – why aren’t you the GM? In your own demented mind you are the only one that knows the game – ha

Evans has to clear waivers.

so if it is a matter of say the first week as a fill in, it makes sense to keep Evans as they sort out the roster.