I had been taking a break from blogging due to the fact that I find the offseason rumor mill tiresome and nedlessly stressful. That being said, I just watched the press conference from Dallas welcoming Jose Reyes to the Miami Marlins.
Yikes.
Based on Jose's remarks during the conference, everything building to this moment sort of makes sense now. Fred Wilpon's comments in the paper, the quiet wait-and-see approach to Reyes during the offseason, even the bunt single on the last day of Reyes' Mets career for the batting title. It's clear in hindsight that the Mets had no real intention of keeping Reyes, and Reyes had no real interest in staying. It's a shame, since Reyes is so good and has been somewhat of a point of pride for the Mets, but realistically Jose Reyes does not make sense on the Mets; he'd have been wasting his prime years.
I wish Reyes had expressed a bit more of a bittersweet sentiment about leaving the Mets, but he seemed fairly eager to start fresh with a new team. I don't blame Reyes or harbor any ill will towards him for making the sensible decision to go where the money is. Miami seems to be poised for success in the near term, and seemed to welcome Jose with open arms. I just wish as much could be said for NY.
David Wright and Jose Reyes had been billed as "the future", and perhaps with more competent ownership and management we'd have more to show from that era, but after financial scandal and emptying the farm for disappointment on the open market, the core has finally been blown up. It's time to cut bait and start building for a new future. Sandy Alderson seems to understand that, and I hope the fans will be willing to let him make the hard decisions necessary to fix this trainwreck of a franchise. Hopefully the next time we get a chance to re-sign a homegrown superstar talent like Jose Reyes, the decision to go with the winning team will keep him in NY.
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