SB Nation New York - Jose Reyes Gets $110-Million Deal, Bolts Mets For Marlinshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2011-12-04T21:59:09-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/22845962011-12-04T21:59:09-05:002011-12-04T21:59:09-05:00Mets Lose Out to Marlins as Reyes Agrees to Six-Year Contract
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<p>Jose Reyes has agreed to<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/#!/buster_espn/status/143521817066356736"> a six- year $106-million dollar deal with the Florida Marlins</a> pending a physical. This is, perhaps, less money than Reyes was looking for as a Free Agent, but still a sizeable enough sum to pursuade him to leave the New York Mets. Reyes batted .337 last year for the Mets with 7 home runs, 101 runs scored, and 39 stolen bases. The Marlins now have two of the best short-stops in the game with Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes. What they do with Ramriez remains to be seen.</p>
<p>The Mets now have to officially figure out how to move on without their best player, though a return to the Mets has always been considered a longshot. General Manager Sandy Alderson is reportedly conducting a press conference this evening at the Winter Meetings. We will have more later on if Alderson says anything noteworthy.</p>
<p>-- See SB Nation's <a target="_blank" href="http://amazinavenue.com">Amazin' Avenue</a> for more about this and other Mets news.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2011/12/4/2611567/mets-lose-out-to-marlins-as-reyes-agrees-to-six-year-contractJesse Bartolis2011-12-04T19:55:22-05:002011-12-04T19:55:22-05:00Report: Marlins Offer Jose Reyes $111 Million Contract
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">New York Mets</a> hopes of retaining All Star SS <span>Jose Reyes</span> could end before the Winter Meetings even kick off in Dallas on Monday. ESPN Deportes is <a href="http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1428971&s=bei&type=story">reporting </a>the Miami <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/florida-marlins">Marlins</a> have offered Reyes a five year, $106 million contract, a number that is thought to be well beyond what the Mets can afford.</p>
<p>The Marlins offer would include a team-option for a seventh year for $22 million or a $5 million buyout, bringing the minimum total value of the deal to $111.</p>
<p>In what should be a common theme this offseason with the Wilpon family still running the Mets, it's likely the team will miss out on any free agent that is looking for anything close to market price.</p>
<p>Much like last season, expect New York to scan the bargain bin and hope to get lucky the way they did with P <span>Chris Capuano</span> last season. Capuano, if you'll remember, had a bounce back season for the Mets in 2011 and then promptly left in free agency when the Mets weren't interested in a second year which the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> offered for $5 million.</p>
<p>Many felt the Mets were confident they would be able to keep Reyes if the Marlins stayed near their original offer of six years and $90 million.</p>
<p>Following up their signing of closer <span>Heath Bell</span> away from the San Diego Chargers by adding Reyes will officially propel the Marlins past the Mets in the division. With the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> ready to spend big, New York should be the popular pick to reside in last place in the NL East in 2012 and the foreseeable future.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/12/4/2611188/jose-reyes-news-contract-offer-miami-marlins-metsRyan Jones2011-11-17T00:16:05-05:002011-11-17T00:16:05-05:00David Wright Wants To See The New York Mets Keep Jose Reyes
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<p>For seven seasons, in the midst of all the ups and (more so) downs, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">New York Mets</a> have had one constant: the left side of their infield has been comprised of two talented homegrown players. Yet next season -- due to financial limitations and general on-field struggles -- the Mets may have to face the harsh reality of moving on from their dynamic shortstop, <span>Jose Reyes</span> ... and possibly even more.</p>
<p>The free agent may price himself out of the Mets' market and general manager Sandy Alderson may believe No. 1 - that money is better spent elsewhere and No.2 - a total rebuild is in order for the Amazin's to become long-term contenders again. But if his third baseman <span>David Wright</span> has any say, he'd like to see Reyes be part of the answer.</p>
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<p>"Obviously nothing is official," Wright said (<a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36621/wright-to-mets-bring-reyes-back">as quoted by ESPN NY's Christopher Hunt</a>), referring to reports that the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/florida-marlins">Marlins</a> have extended an initial offer to last season's batting champion worth $90 million. "Hopefully, the organization values him the way that I value him. I think he's one of the premier players in baseball. I think that what he brings to the team is more than just what you see on the field."</p>
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<p>Granted, Wright has had a few guys play to his left over the last several years because of Reyes' injury problems, but it will obviously be tough for him to see his friend leave town. From a baseball standpoint, these two have really been the only bright spots for a franchise that has acted like a third-world organization in a first-rate market.</p>
<p>From 2006 to 2008, the Mets won 97, 88 and 89 games, but they haven't won more than 79 games in the three years since. Over the years, the front office has failed to develop an adequate farm system and has doled out ill-conceived, high-priced contracts year after year. </p>
<p>As a result, Alderson is tasked with cleaning up the mess and building the organization the right way. Thus, there's no guarantee that the marquee man at the hot corner will even be around next season, as Alderson has said -- and rightfully so -- that nobody is untouchable.</p>
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<p>"I made it very clear that I enjoy playing here," Wright <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36621/wright-to-mets-bring-reyes-back">said</a>. "But ultimately that's a decision that I have zero control over. At the end of the day, if it happens, it happens.</p>
<p>"If not ... " he said before pausing briefly, "I know I'm preparing to come in here and play third base next year. So if it happens, you know, it would be a surprise."</p>
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<p>If you've been a fan of the Mets over the years, you've got to believe that Wright would want nothing but to make it all work in New York. Never has his heart for this franchise been questioned. And at 28, he is still in the middle of his prime. Most of all, he's been a laudable ambassador for the organization, through thick and thin.</p>
<p>Take a step back from your fanhood and realize, though, that the Mets -- even with Reyes and Wright -- are far from from being perennial contenders. It's clear that Alderson's No. 1 priority is to develop the minor league system, then go from there. But, it takes time ... and by the time his plan is realized at the major-league level, one has to wonder if either Reyes or Wright will be a part of it all.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/11/17/2568100/david-wright-new-york-mets-jose-reyes-free-agent-miami-marlinsJimmy Hascup2011-11-15T21:35:17-05:002011-11-15T21:35:17-05:00Jose Reyes Rumors: Mets Comfortable With Marlins' Six-Year, $90 Million Offer
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<p>The free agent hot stove is beginning to simmer, especially with regard to shortstop <span>Jose Reyes</span>. Earlier Tuesday, <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Jose-Reyes-Miami-Marlins-could-star-free-agent-opt-join-team-111411">FOX Sports reported that the Miami Marlins offered</a> Reyes a six-year, $90 million deal. Then, in the evening, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/SI_JonHeyman/status/136591981840302081">Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman</a> tweeted that the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a> would be comfortable with that per-year dollar amount, though the chances that's what Reyes ultimately ends up with remains unlikely</p>
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<p>"Assuming report of $90M (sic) for 6 from miami for reyes is right, mets think they can play there. No 1 expects that to be final # tho," Heyman tweeted.</p>
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<p>At the beginning of the offseason, rumblings from the front office indicated that they'd be unwilling to offer Reyes anything larger than a five-year deal, so the chances the general manager Sandy Alderson would match an offer like this doesn't seem too high. What's also obvious is that while this is just the first offer, Reyes hasn't accepted it -- despite the reported mutual interest between Reyes and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/florida-marlins">Marlins</a> -- so he believes he can get more somewhere. You'd have to think some team would pay him more than $15 million per.</p>
<p>The other problem for the Mets, according to FOX Sports, is that Reyes is very much intrigued by the Marlins and playing for Ozzie Guillen, a former shortstop. Part of the allure with Miami is that the climate is warm, the stadium has a retractive roof and he wouldn't have to play as many games in the northeast, thus possibly helping him stay healthy.</p>
<p>Last week, the Marlins also made offers to <span>Albert Pujols</span>, <span>Mark Buehrle</span> and <span>Ryan Madson</span> -- in addition to the 28-year-old shortstop. But many within the industry are unsure whether the Marlins are serious about truly making a splash this offseason, according to FOX Sports.</p>
<p>Alderson will continue to monitor this situation, but it's clear that the Mets are on the backburner right now because they really won't be able to compete financially -- and the GM isn't a fan of such a long-term deal.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/11/15/2565388/jose-reyes-rumors-miami-marlins-offer-new-york-mets-sandy-aldersonJimmy Hascup2011-11-14T23:00:44-05:002011-11-14T23:00:44-05:00Jose Reyes Rumors: Mets GM Sandy Alderson Has Spoken To Agent, Talks In Early Stages
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<p>Earlier Monday, ESPN's Buster Olney reported that he anticipates free-agent shortstop <span>Jose Reyes</span> to sign in the near future with the Miami <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/florida-marlins" class="sbn-auto-link">Marlins</a>. This was bolstered by a report by <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/KBurkhardtSNY/status/136096423878987776">SNY's Kevin Burkhardt</a>, who also was told that the Marlins are "very confident" that it will happen and that he is the "centerpiece" of their entire offseason.</p>
<p>So it's only fitting, on the backdrop of all these Reyes-to-Miami rumors that <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</a> general manager Sandy Alderson caught up with reporters on the scene to discuss the prized free agent.</p>
<p><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36524/alderson-no-quick-reyes-resolution-expected"> </a></p>
<p><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36524/alderson-no-quick-reyes-resolution-expected">ESPN NY's Adam Rubin has the complete rundown of the dialogue.</a></p>
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<p>Altogether, the Mets front-office boss thinks this is going to be a slow process and he is ready and willing to wait it out. There have been discussions between he and Reyes' agent, Peter Greenberg, since Reyes visited Miami last week. But Greenberg is out of the country now so no team will be able to negotiate with him at the GM meetings this week.</p>
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<p>"We've had some conversations," as quoted by Rubin. I wouldn't classify them as substantive -- more than phone tag. ... I don't want to get into any detail. But I also while saying I don't want to comment, I don't want to give you the false impression that we are anywhere along the road. I still think it's early, notwithstanding all the background noise from the last week.</p>
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<p>Prior to the offseason, Alderson had asked Greenberg if Reyes could come back to him with the offers on the table so that the Mets would have a final opportunity to make an offer. But the GM said that has not been "promised" to him.</p>
<p>In terms of if payroll was affecting the Mets' pursuit of one of the game's most exciting players, Aldeson was pretty non-committal:</p>
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<p>"I wouldn't say that's strictly the case -- that if the payroll were higher we would definitely re-sign Jose. I wouldn't say that was necessarily the case."</p>
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<p>The new limitations will certainly to make things more difficult this offseason, and therefore almost impossible to meet <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/joelsherman1/status/136169633140056064">Reyes' supposed $100-million demands</a> (per NY Post's Joel Sherman). Regardless, Alderson has a very methodical approach, he's patient and he's calculated. In many cases, it's almost better to wait around, let the market define a player's value and then see if you can intercept and make an intriguing offer. The problem you run into, though, is that if someone like Reyes gets what he wants immediately and early on in free agency, he may accept right away -- it's tough to say, though. Thus, Alderson runs the risk of losing out entirely without making any legitimate offer.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/11/14/2562885/jose-reyes-rumors-new-york-mets-sandy-alderson-free-agency-miami-marlinsJimmy Hascup2011-11-14T12:33:44-05:002011-11-14T12:33:44-05:00ESPN: Jose Reyes To Miami Marlins Expected To Happen
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<p>ESPN’s Buster Olney is reporting today that he expects free-agent shortstop <strong>Jose Reyes</strong> <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/36514/olney-marlins-expected-to-land-reyes" target="new">to sign soon with the newly-named Miami Marlins</a>.</p>
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<p>“There is an expectation they will work something out with Reyes for something in the range of five years, $18-20M a year. They are seen as the team that’s going to be most aggressive and he certainly fits the style that Ozzie Guillen loves to play. He loves to have a team that runs the bases aggressively, puts pressure on opposing defenses. Reyes would be a centerpiece for that with Hanley Ramirez moving to another position.”</p>
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<p>If you are a Twitter user you likely know that a report hit the Twitter-verse Sunday that the Reyes-to-the-Marlins deal was done, but that the report was quickly found to be inaccurate.</p>
<p>When word like this comes from a reputable source like Olney, however, you have to think this is going to happen. The Mets certainly can’t match those numbers.</p>
<p>The most interesting dynamic in all of this, for me, will be to see how the moody Hanley Ramirez takes being booted off shortstop by Reyes’ arrival.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/11/14/2561214/jose-reyes-rumors-miami-marlins-mets-hanley-ramirez-mlb-free-agencyEd Valentine2011-11-12T10:45:04-05:002011-11-12T10:45:04-05:00Jose Reyes Rumors: Miami Marlins Make Him Free-Agent Offer
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<p>Jose Reyes has his first significant free-agent offer of the offseason, and it comes from the newly-aggressive Miami Marlins. Team owner Jeffrey Loria said Friday that with a new team name and new stadium comes a new attitude, <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/11/4049054/marlins-make-offers-to-albert.html" target="new">admitting that he made offers</a> to Reyes, slugger Albert Pujols and pitcher Mark Buehrle.</p>
<p>“We’re looking at everyone and we want to make this team as special as we can,” said Loria, who confirmed that offers were made to each of the three players. “We would be foolish not to entertain the possibilities of some of these players. It’s a new page. With this new stadium, we want to step into a new light.”</p>
<p>No word on the size of the offer to Reyes, or to any of the big-name free agents targeted by the Marlins.</p>
<p>An interesting note, though, in that current Marlins shorstop Hanley Ramirez, an often-moody star, <a href="http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/2011/11/10/jose-reyes-and-hanley-ramirez-twos-a-crowd-at-shortstop-for-the-marlins/" target="new">does not appear thrilled about moving to third base</a> if Reyes decides to join the Marlins.</p>
<p>“I’m a shortstop right now, so I don’t know. I consider myself a shortstop,” he said.</p>
<p>Ramirez’ attitude is actually something Reyes might want to consider before he makes any decision.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/11/12/2556581/jose-reyes-rumors-miami-marlins--mlb-free-agency-new-york-metsEd Valentine2011-11-08T16:08:20-05:002011-11-08T16:08:20-05:00Jose Reyes Rumors: Brewers 'Targeting' The Free Agent, According To SI Report
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<p>This MLB offseason, the <a href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Milwaukee Brewers</a> are in a similar situation as the <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</a>: resigned to the fact that their future may not include their homegrown free-agent star. While Prince Fielder and <span>Jose Reyes</span> may "price" themselves out of each organization's market, the Brewers differ in that they have an expensive contingency plan in place, and that's New York's free-agent shortstop.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/11/08/marlins.brewers.jose.reyes/?xid=cnnbin">Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman</a>, Milwaukee is said "to be targeting Reyes" because Fielder, essentially, will be too expensive for the franchise to retain. The slugger is seeking a contract in excess of $180 million and eight years. The report also confirms the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/florida-marlins" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Marlins</a>' interest, and says that the 28-year-old shortstop is "tops" on both franchise's free-agent lists this offseason. The <a href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Detroit Tigers</a> are also said to be mulling whether to step into the ring.</p>
<p>Fielder and Reyes may command similar dollar amounts, however, Heyman believes that the contract length will be shorter based on his injury history, and that may be more manageable for Milwaukee.</p>
<p>Reports have surfaced that the Mets are unwilling to give Reyes anything more than a five-year deal, but no dollar amounts have leaked, just yet. General manager Sandy Alderson was rebuffed by Reyes' agent when he requested the figures to which the star would agree, thus the front-office boss asked Reyes to come back to him once he surveyed the market.</p>
<p>The hot stove is only a tad warm ... but as it heats up, it's becoming clearer that the Mets will have to throw cold water on their chances of retaining Reyes: the more teams that engage in talks with the shortstop, the less likely he will fit into their penny-pinching budget. Competition breeds dollar signs New York will not be able to match.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-mets/2011/11/8/2547821/jose-reyes-rumors-milwaukee-brewers-free-agent-new-york-metsJimmy Hascup