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2011
Mets Lose Jose Reyes: Welcome to Last Place in the NL East
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The New York Mets’ core has officially broken up with the news that Jose Reyes has gone to the Miami Marlins.
Both Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney have confirmed that the deal is done. It is a six-year deal worth $106 million.
Seeing the final terms of the deal makes it much worse that the Mets let Reyes go, especially considering that he went to a team within their own division.
There is a lot of blame that needs to be put on the Mets front office.
Reyes got under $18 million a year in this deal, something that the Mets could have at least come close to.
The future for the New York Mets is beginning to look more and more bleak. All of the teams around them are getting better and the Mets seem to be taking steps backwards.
In addition to Reyes, the Miami Marlins have already added Heath Bell and are in the running for Albert Pujols.
Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper are two of the most exciting young players in baseball and they will continue to get better. The Washington Nationals ownership is also willing to spend money to improve the team.
The Philadelphia Phillies are the reigning NL East champions and they have one of the best rotations in the game. They will be good for another few years.
Additionally, the Atlanta Braves have a mix of good young players and prospects as well as some solid veterans.
All of the teams in the National League East are in a position to compete except for one.
The New York Mets and their fans will be in for a very long season. It would not be surprising to see a fire sale this summer when the team is more than ten games out of the wild card race before the trade deadline.
It will not be surprising to see the Mets near the bottom of the standings for most, if not all of the 2012 season. If they do not make any major additions, the Mets will go from an 85-loss team in 2011 to a 95-loss team in 2012.
This marks the start of a long and potentially painful rebuilding process for the New York Mets. There needs to be blame placed on someone within the organization for this.
Sandy Alderson was happy to take the Mets’ job last season and after this, he better enjoy it while it lasts.
New York City does not tolerate losing and the Mets are now in a position where they will lose a lot more games than they win. This does not bode well for a general manager.
The Mets lack of action signals a long and cold winter for their fans.
About the Author: Robert Knapel
Robert is from New Jersey. He is currently pursuing Bachelors degrees in both Finance and International Business at Washington University in St. Louis. He has been a Mets fan for as long as he can remember. Robert also serves as an MLB Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report.
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At least we’ll get the doom and gloom articles out of the way sooner than later.
I’m not happy about Jose leaving, but I’m not deep sixing the whole 2012 season. Not yet, anyway.
Not deep sixing 2012. what’s your goal.? Less than 100 losses?
Look, my man, I’m not happy about Reyes leaving either. But Reyes is not responsible for 20+ wins. This team is not going to contend for a WS ring, but it also is not going to be the 2011 Astros. It’s like the Mets should have lost every game the Jose was on the DL. I heard Jose walks on water, but only when it’s frozen…
I’m very happy that Mets fans weren’t around for the original stock market crash. There wouldn’t be enough pine boxes…
LOL, THIS!
I hate Sandy Alderson and Jose Reyes and not watching this joke of a team for awhile. I hate the Mets. We are a stupid run organization and I hate Reyes for going for the money and not with his heart. Havew fun wearing those stupid jerseys and playing for a stupid team Jose. This is Seaver and Strawberry all over again. Let’s go Mets, sorry we are already gone, long goneeeeeeeeeeeee.
IKR LET GO MARLNIS!!11 JOSE JOSE JOSE
All of the rhetoric that is coming out of Alderson’s press conference is making it worse. Reyes was “the most important thing on the Mets agenda” and that the team’s $70 million in losses factored in to not signing him.
If he was such a big priority then why couldn’t the team give him a less than $5 million a year raise. He was certainly worth that raise.
It is a bit hard to see the Mets bringing in anyone that can really help them in 2012. It looks like the team is going into the dreaded rebuilding mode.
IKR TRAID ALDURSUN
How can you sign your guy when you have spend 40 mil on a stupid fence?
BOB MY PREDICTION FOR 2012 IS A FAMILIAR ONE:
64-98 LAST PLACE… WITH ATTENDANCE APPROXIMATING1.066,821.
FAMILIAR? WHY? CHECK OUT THOSE IDENTICAL NUMBERS FROM 1977. AS FOR THIS SENTIMENT FROM YOUR POSTING…
“It will not be surprising to see the Mets near the bottom of the standings for most, if not all of the 2012 season. If they do not make any major additions, the Mets will go from an 85-loss team in 2011 to a 95-loss team in 2012.”
I BELIEVE THE ONLY MAJOR ADDITION THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY ALTERED THAT DIRE DREARY DEJAVOUS FORCAST, . JUST WALKED OUT THE DOOR WEARING SUNGLASSES & A RAINBOWED CAPTAL ‘M’
I can’t blame Jose for going where the money is. It didn’t appear that the Mets even make an offer to him.
FIRE ALDURSUN HEEZ DUMB AND SUCKS ALOT, TRAID ALDURSUN
This is horrible…Football season going bad, I cant even look forward to baseball season now. Whats worse is that I dont know if Mets even made an effort to keep him! Thats ridiculous
IKR AFTER THE METS TRAID ALDURSUN THE GINATS NEED TO TRAID COFFLYN HES IDIOT
The worst part is he’ll be a Yankee in 2 years when Jeters contract is up and the Marlins are looking to get out of that contract.
Joe, Today’s static look at the Reyes signing is not what baseball people and the fans will see in 2-4 years. I don’t know about the Yankee connection but I completely agree that the Marlins will be looking to unload the Reyes contract for years 5-6 at a minimum.
Giving six year contracts is nuts. Maybe Tulo gets a pass because of his overall skills, not depending mostly on his legs, but that contract is probably nuts too.
Welcome to the Dark Ages guys.
If Reyes got less than 18 million a year in this deal that sounds to me that the Mets COULD have AT LEAST try and talk to Reyes. Do we know for sure that Reyes may have taken just a little less to stay in New York?
- Can Sandy say he looked Reyes in the eye, shook his hand, and said “I want YOU to be a part of what we’re trying to do here, even though times are tough I think we can win in 2012, I have some ideas in mind. Would you and your agent like to meet and talk later this week at (put fine dining establishment here)?. Good see then.
You mean with figures this close that Alderson didn’t even make an Offer???
I can’t wait until this all plays out. Imagine if Jose says they never talk directly to him or really didn’t show him the same interest the Marlins did? Let’s see.
I really believe this was not about the money so much as the years.
This organization just didn’t want to commit to 6 years for Jose.
Hammer meet head of nail.
The worst part of this is that the picks received in return aren’t as good had the Tigers signed him.
Well, assuming the same $ is still in the budget for this season, let us see a Francisco signing, a Capps/Lidge signing (and no, I do not want Lidge) and Pagan traded as well. And at this point, I would not be against trading Wright if he brought a ransom, though I would suspect his best value will come at the trade deadline on this coming year.
Yeah, I’m with you on that ‘pass’ on Lidge. He’s one staple popping to ending his career. Too many injuries.
Soonest I think they’ll contemplate trading Wright is mid season.
In addition to being a big Mets fan I am also a huge Green Bay Packer fan (just got back from the Packer-Giants game) and I remember very well how the Packer fans destroyed GM Ted Thompson for letting some veterans go and not signing free agents. Heck, I’m very patient and even I was sometimes frustrated by his very deliberate approach. Now the Packers are generally considered the best run organization in the NFL. Sandy Alderson is much like Ted Thompson in that he doesn’t really care what any of us think because he has a plan and will stick to that plan regardless of what any of us say. He has a very good track record and I am fully confident that not overpaying for Reyes is part of that very deliberate plan.
Wow a proud fair weather fan… Can’t wait for them to lose super bowl just like pats. …..
Is that relevant to Jose Reyes? If I am a fair weather fan I would probably not be a Mets fan but a Yankee fan. You try to bring some reason to a conversation and someone like yourself shows their ignorance.
Only a blind guy would compare football with salary caps and equity between temas with baseball.
Can we afford to sign Luis Alicia again so we can blow a lot of games and lose more than 120 to make us forget ’62?
You know I see what Alderson is doing or at least has been doing but to me it’s a little childish. He does not believe in making long term deals. He made fun of deals done last winter and is proving again that he will not do it. Well mister it must be nice to be able to stand on some B.S. principals and not care if you lose your job over it because your boss is only concerned with how much money you aren’t spending to make this team better. He obviously doesn’t care about this team or these fans. Losing Reyes is unforgivable. He is your best player and your are going to let him go to a rival becuase of some misguided principle. ARGHHHHHH
Reyes chose to go to the Marlins. Remember that.
And that “misguided principal” happens to have been shared by Cashen and seems to be pretty damn on point.
Cashen? Dude That was a long time ago. The game has changed and Aldersons idea of a proper contract is not going to change anything except the Mets’ chances of winning ball games. (unless he becomes the next comish) I know Jose chose the Marlins but man how can the Mets just let him walk without even matching the offer. This whole thing has been handled terribly IMO. I’m not throwing out the baby with the bath water but I’m definately saying that The Mets are a far better team with Reyes than without him.
He won a batting title and they won 77 games last year.The minute he goes on the dl and misses 40 games lets see how the marlins like paying him.Jose was a lot of fun to watch.This fanbase is always wrong.The front office always tries to placate the fan base to its detriment.Most of the yo yo’s on this site never attend a game anyway.Everybody is always whinng about playing the young guys.Folks, you can’t have it both ways.If they stink the next few years, Alderson will get fired and we can rehire Minaya.The only thing worse than watching this lose is all the shining done on this website.
WaKE ME UP IN 2014…
Love all the true blue fans coming out – I hate this, I hate that………..wake up – Reyes was gone a LONG time ago. Reyes always has and always be about Reyes and no one else.
This will be a record day on all the stupid comments about Alderson, this is ALL his fault, his fault that the Wilpons have not a dime.
The guy had lots of contact with Greenberg, but because no formal offer made it’s ALL HIS FAULT.
FACE IT FANS – Reyes doesn’t care about YOU – he cares about the $$$$$ I don’t blame him, but if you think this is all Alderson’s fault – I have a bridge to sell you.
Ok – let’s see how many times the world APOLOGIST can be misused today………..
It is a sad day that we all knew was coming. Jose’ is the second greatest homegrown player in Mets history and it is just that now – all history! What a travesty that he is gone (to a better place) without even an offer from trhe Mets. WHAT A DISGRACE! No Mets games for me for at least several years. When in Florida, I will try to catch some Marlins games to root for Jose’. Citifield can burn down as much as I care.
Our self-appointed genius GM labeled Jose’ as eyewash for a team that is not good enough to obtain value from his talents. What an insult! That alone should have convinced Jose’ to walk. Thanks SA for nothing. Why don’t you take a hike off a cliff. I will drive you there personally if you wish.
Next up – David. SA should be starting his campaign shortly to insult him so he can sign with an aggressive team somewhere outside of NY. Let’s continue to flush out the eyewash and see how far into the cellar we can bury ourselves.
My prediction stands, it will be at least 2020 before the rebuilding begins. We are still in self-destruction mode now and rebuilding is far off in the future.
There is no crying in BB, but this brings you pretty darn close!
yep, i just don’t care to watch this this team anymore.after almost 30 years i’m sick of this horseshit team.alderson and the wilpons can go F*** themselves.i hope everybody is gonna be happy watching a last place team for the next decade.
So basically your saying that your ok with paying a guy 100 mill for 10 more wins next season? You are aware that the Mets have been a sub .500 team for two years now right? Would you reall have been that much happier if they signed him and lost 85 games then not signing him and losing 95. Absolutely ridiculous take dude, seriously.