{"id":2595,"date":"2016-06-25T09:11:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T15:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2016-06-25T10:53:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T16:53:24","slug":"how-to-dress-jose-reyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/?p=2595","title":{"rendered":"How to Dress Jose Reyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"7\"<\/a>So if the reports are accurate maligned former prodigy Jose Reyes could be rejoining the Mets as soon as today. While I’d naturally prefer my guys\u00a0not to be\u00a0coming off disciplinary suspensions, and I would hope his equity not put undue pressure on teammates, I can see where the prospect of a proven speedy contact hitter who can play multiple infield positions at a bargain\u00a0price could help the team. I would hope also\u00a0that just like Lenny Randle in 1977, the club is sensible enough to keep Reyes\u00a0on a short behavioral leash while allowing him to do himself<\/em> the favor of re-establishing a derailed career. If he can play, it’s all good.<\/p>\n

No shortage of speculation as to his uniform number is out there, but I cannot see where it is fair or appropriate for Travis d’Arnaud to put aside a personally selected No. 7 to make room for Reyes, particularly\u00a0with Reyes’ shady recent legal tangles and especially considering the way he left the club in 2009<\/del> (2011, thx, Dave<\/a>).\u00a0He was right go, don’t get me wrong, but he took off for Miami as though he were stealing second base.<\/p>\n

\"77\"<\/a>Question is what then? Back in 2003, when Reyes was a but a Met puppy, the Mets (idiotically, it turned out) signed the Japanese free agent Kaz Matsui to a contract. Matsui wore 7 in Japan and some bright people suggested then<\/a> they creatively solve the issue by giving Matsui 77. They didn’t. Things would have been different, I tell you.<\/p>\n

\"46\"<\/a>So I can see the Mets going that route, maybe. Perhaps, though, presenting Reyes with 77 (or even 07) is too larded with tender\u00a0forethought to be appropriate\u00a0for a guy coming off\u00a0a wife-beating rap. I am coming around to the idea\u00a0it would be best if Reyes gets a number that sends the message that\u00a0the Mets aren’t doing Jose Reyes\u00a0any favors beyond the opportunity to wear a\u00a0uniform. Any uniform<\/em>.\u00a0Give him No.\u00a046. It’ll all be a weird scene anyway.<\/p>\n

\"1\"<\/a>Lots of speculation too about unoccupied single digits of 1 and 9 but I’m coming around to suspect those might be held out of the rotation with a purpose. Shortstop prospect Amed Rosario is racing up the ladder and bringing No. 1 with him: You may have seen he debuted with Class AA Binghamton just this week and like of all people Jose Reyes, could be a big-league shortstop by the age of 21. I’m less certain of No. 9’s future but suspect we could see Brandon Nimmo wearing it before long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So if the reports are accurate maligned former prodigy Jose Reyes could be rejoining the Mets as soon as today. While I’d naturally prefer my guys\u00a0not to be\u00a0coming off disciplinary suspensions, and I would hope his equity not put undue pressure on teammates, I can see where the prospect of a proven speedy contact hitter … Continue reading “How to Dress Jose Reyes”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[411,387],"tags":[732,719,100,135],"class_list":["post-2595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-met-mysteries","category-uni-controversies","tag-amed-rosario","tag-brandon-nimmo","tag-jose-reyes","tag-kaz-matsui"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2595"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595\/revisions\/2599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbtn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}