Jul
18
2011

The Impact of Reyes’ Return On Tuesday

An article by Former Writers

With the news breaking that All-Star Shortstop Jose Reyes would run Sunday, which he did, and then fly to Brooklyn today for a rehab game with the Cyclones – it’s just what the doctor ordered for the Mets.

Right now the Mets are on thin ice, they stand 8 1/2 games behind the wild card leading Atlanta Braves, who like the Philadelphia Phillies just don’t seem to lose, making it difficult for the Mets to make up any kind of ground in the standings.

Now the Amazin’s have not helped themselves by doing what every contending team needs to do, which is win in your home ballpark. The Mets are now four games under .500 at home, but have a chance to break even at .500 for the season at home with a win tomorrow in a makeup game against the Marlins combined with a three game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals – a daunting task.

So what does this all have to do with Jose Reyes you may ask? Well, depending on how these next four games go, it could determine whether Carlos Beltran remains a Met before the Mets head out to Florida to open up a 10 game road trip… it could determine if the Metropolitans in fact become sellers sooner rather than later.

A Reyes return will do wonders for an offense that has struggled mightily of late outside of Saturday’s 11-run outburst and today’s late rally to net the Mets five runs, most of which came when the game was already decided.

With Reyes’ return not only will you get his play, but he will bring back some excitement and energy at the top of the order, something the team has lacked since the 28-year-old went down. No knock on Angel Pagan, but he just doesn’t have the patience or ability to be a leadoff man, he’s best suited either hitting behind Reyes in the two hole, or down in the order in the fifth or six slot.

If the Mets can get hot here in the next week or so, imagine a lineup that would feature the likes of Reyes, a healthy David Wright, Carlos Beltran (if he’s not traded), Daniel Murphy, Jason Bay, and Angel Pagan. All of a sudden, the Mets could have themselves one of the NL’s stronger lineups to go along with a starting rotation that’s been better than anyone expected, considering they’ve been without their ace Johan Santana all season.

If Reyes hits the ground running on Tuesday, it could put the Mets back on track and prolong what some believe is the inevitable trade of Beltran

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7 Comments + Add Comment

jdon July 18, 2011 at 7:41 am

Maybe. This team had Reyes playing lights out all year and still battled to get to .500. Baseball is funny that way. It is always about the pitching. Dickey and Pelfrey were bad, Niese was good. Voila—1-2 for the weekend.
alex68 July 18, 2011 at 7:51 am

please do yourself a favor before posting any article, do not mention any bay and offense in the same sentece.. please.. as much as i like reyes, he can’t o it b himself, specially when you got mike pelfrey pitching every fifth day, this team was not ready to compete pitching wise i get it, but the offense was supposed to be good!!!!
bay, pagan, thole, eamus, hu, willie harris, hairston, they all pretty much suck, aside from a few games here and there, making the lineup non consistence, reyes and beltran have carried the mets, but at no point the offense has had a good stretch with all its players, wright stunk, then bay sucked, davis got hurt, then it was the reyes and beltran show, with every one else providing little to no contribution day in and out..
looks to me alderson will have his hands full getting 3 new OF, because pagan, bay and duda/pridie is not gonna cut it here in NY..
- Kranepool7 July 18, 2011 at 9:34 am
  
  Didnt Daniel Murphy provide any production? He is second on the team in batting. I think you are one of those make-believe fans that thinks you have to have an all star at every position. There is no such team like that. Most teams have only 2-3 all stars and 22-23 other players. Put them together and you have a team.
  - alex68 July 18, 2011 at 10:01 am
    
    kranepool, you are one of the ppl i respect here the most, let me ask you something, you really think murphy has provided production to the mets??? he’s been a great fill in, but again, he’s got no position and defensively he sucks, mind you, i don’t like him but i will give him his due, in this team he’s playing a lot due to injury, and i am glad he’s producing, but in no way i will admit he’s been producing like reyes or beltran have, i don’t want an all star at every position, but other than reyes and beltran, who is a real all star in this team? what other player can provide production and carry this team? none that’s who.. again, i am not bashing murphy, but if you ask me, he’s a utlitu player at best. a lefty version of a mark derosa imo
- Des July 18, 2011 at 9:54 am
  
  Murphy is 14 for 28 in his last seven games and you blow him off. Wake up, please.
- Des July 18, 2011 at 10:06 am
  
  Alex68, Here is more on your oversight of Murphy, as provided by Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog:
  
  Daniel Murphy went 2 for 3 with two walks, and now has 71 hits since May 21st, which is the most in the majors.
  - alex68 July 18, 2011 at 10:13 am
    
    i like it, i am not the biggest murphy supported but i’ll give him credit. now, remember last year, someone name pagan?? you have to do this consistenly in order to be consider a consistent player.. no?? but i hope this keep up, but think of this, if you have reyes, davis, and wright as your infielders, would you rather have murphy or tejada at 2b??

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	25	18	.581	-
Nationals	23	21	.523	2.5
Phillies	21	23	.477	4.5
Mets	17	24	.415	7.0
Marlins	12	32	.273	13.5

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