Letting Reyes go would be the biggest mistake in franchise history.

Is 140 mil overpaying? Of course it is. But he’s a guy you overpay for.

ST a year ago while he was shut down with the Thyroid, yet had already shown he was recovered from the torn hamstring was the best time by far to approach him about an extension. With two years to get through healthy the guaranteed dollars would have looked an awful lot better than they do with 3 months to get through without injury.

The next best time would have been at the All Star break in 2010 but by then everything was in flux, Bay was already signed, the team was well on it’s way to losing 70 M dollars. Then Alderson wanted to see for himself everything in the organization before making any long term committments. The way everything broke for us was really the worst possible way.

Failing to do anything this ST was a in hindsight a big mistake but as soon as I heard about the 7/140 for Crawford I knew we were in trouble. Reyes is better, younger, plays a more important position and is the most electrifying baseball player in NY since Willie Mays.

To see him in another teams uniform would really be the ultimate symbol of the utter incompetence of the Wilpon error and out of all the buffoonery associated with them through the years, will clearly be the thing they become most remembered for.

Ah well. While the NYY are adding Jeter, Posada, Rivera (and Petite?)’s numbers to their already impressive, though overdone, collection of past greats at least we have as many former Met players numbers retired as we do Dodgers. Of course we also have dedicated a fair percentage of our stadium to celebrating Dodger history so I guess that makes a certain amount of sense.

That will be the second lasting impression of the Wilpon error, letting Reyes go will be number one.

If the offer on the table for Reyes is better than what 2 picks will net you, then you gotta consider it.

But first things first… if the Mets are proving that getting to or over .500 isn’t going to be a daily struggle come All-Star break, then you gotta let it play out.

Phillies, Giants, Mariners, Nationals would be my top 4 in no order

beltran seems to do none though. some guys just want to keep a low profile (and I guess can live on their salary alone!)

His salary will be determined by how rediculous of an amount someone offers him. His stats may increase how high someone will go but the offer is hardly going to be based on any stats themselves. More on what they think someone else will offer Reyes.

He is going to make more than Crawford unless he loses a limb at this point.
The question you should ask is not how much he will get offerred but how much does he need to get to decide he wants to keep that promise of wanting to stay in NY!

He could get offered 5 Mil more per year to go elsewhere and still decide he likes it in NY and will play here for 5 Mil less. not a wise business move on his part unless he is counting on endorsements being in NY to make up for it, but stranger things have happened!

and you claim that reyes is your fav player??? by saying trade him for “prospects” or let him walks for picks”?

basically what Cliff Lee did last year to get himself back to the Phillies where he wanted to be all along.

some combination of deferrals, backloading, incentives, vesting options, etc. that way they can get jose his money (at least on paper), and it will “look” like the biggest deal, but structured to fit the Mets ST financial constraints.

heck, maybe tie team options for years 6-7 with a player opt out, if he is worried about them not competing (something like after 4 years, he can walk unless the team guarantees year 6, then same thing for year 5 and 7).

Lots of ways to make a deal work on both sides, when the player wants it to.

they can find someone else to close. heck, last year when he went down, taka of all long shot options stepped in, and did probably a better job!