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Old 06-25-2016, 04:59 PM   #6256
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Originally Posted by Vito Cruz View Post
Wow, Jose Reyes is a Met again. I'm torn on this one. I really am, and the early indication I get is that a lot of Met fans feel the same way.

From a baseball standpoint, I can't see any downside to it. The Mets are paying him virtually no money as Colorado is on the hook for the remaining 2 years and $35 million or so on his contract. Reyes has expressed a willingness to go to the minor leagues to get into game shape and, moreover, acquaint himself with second base, third base, and even the outfield to try to groom himself for a super-utility role. He's nowhere near the player he once was (aka the player that made him one of the best players in franchise history), but he's not expected to be a savior and frankly even a diminished Reyes is an upgrade to the current Met roster.

But on the other side of the coin, the guy was arrested for accused domestic abuse via grabbing his wife by the throat. Yes, he's legally in the clear because his wife declined to cooperate as a witness leading to the charges being dropped. And he served the suspension handed out by MLB, so he has the right to continue his career. But there is no getting around the fact that the Mets are going to take a big PR hit merely for signing Reyes, just as the Yankees did in trading for Chapman. And just personally it is very difficult for me to pull for a player connected to something as deplorable as what transpired.

Reyes has said all the right things in accepting his suspension and has pledged to donate a portion of his income to charities assisting victims of domestic violence. The Mets had a 12-year relationship with Reyes and from what I've read about Sandy Alderson over the years I do not think they would have brought him back if they had concerns that he hadn't straightened his life out. Most importantly though, his wife reportedly reached out to the Mets as soon as the Rockies released him because she wanted to see him go back "home". That last part alone is what will keep me trying to be optimistic about the whole thing, even if I'm still mostly conflicted.
Yes he fucked up but we all have had at some point. He is donating money and trying to make things right. Just like Vick.
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