Personally, after scouting Reyes and the Mets for many recent years, I would let Jose go and let him hit the market. I have my own personal criteria and value chart that I have put together through the years (mainly shaped from teams that I gave worked with and learned from) and in this particular player’s case, the value is not a fit for me. Too many inconsistencies and unpredictability with this player to sign long term — and probably have to sign for big bucks to go along with multiple years. - http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/03/brogna-on-baseball-mets-should-say-goodbye-to-jose-reyes
Pete Flynn — If you're a Mets fan of any age, the sight of Pete Flynn usually meant one thing—rain delay! Flynn, who worked for the Mets from their inception in 1962, retired after the team's last regular season game of 2011. The popular groundskeeper earned his keep. He helped build ticket booths at the Polo Grounds and cut grass and maintaining the infield at every home stadium in team history (Polo Grounds, Shea Stadium and Citi Field). Best wishes, Pete! - http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-9174449
Omir Santos, Detroit Tigers -- Some might call it an Omiracle that the light-hitting Santos caught on with another Major League club after failing to stick with the Mets following his 2009 season. But hey, someone needs to back up Alex Avila and that's a role where a replacement-level catcher of Santos's caliber will do little damage to a club's playoff chances. Santos only appeared in 11 games for the Tigers this season and started six, but did see a reasonable amount of action in September while posting a repetitive .286/.286/.286 slash line in the league's final month. But Santos will be easy to root for because he adorned one of the more memorable Mets t-shirts in recent memory. Maybe not memorable for all the right reasons, but it still left a mark that countless others failed to leave in the short stints in Flushing. It's at least more of a mark than what was left by Tigers batting coach Lloyd McClendon, who was drafted by the Mets in 1980 but was traded to the Cincinnati Reds before reaching the Majors. - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/9/30/2459916/a-mets-fans-guide-to-recognizing-your-saints-in-the-2011-mlb-playoffs
No, I'm simply not comfortable with a mediocre result, and the 2011 season was decidedly mediocre. I do applaud the manager, Terry Collins, who consistently poked his head above the fray and chaos taking place around him, and maintained his dignity and leadership. Bernard Madoff and an injury a day aside, there were a few bright spots, and most of them occurred because Collins would not tolerate less than full effort or less than full effort players. It was refreshing to watch, for a change, players who had no business filling out a major league uniform, dragging themselves off he deck and pushing opponents to the limit. - http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ycn-9948153
Sandy Alomar Jr. - Age: 45 - Current position: Indians bench coach - Background: Alomar was a catcher in the major leagues for 20 seasons with the Padres (1988-89), Indians (1990-2000), White Sox (2001-04, 2006), Rockies (2002), Rangers (2005), Dodgers (2006), and Mets (2007), winning the American League Rookie of the Year award and Gold Glove in 1990 while making the first of six All-Star Game appearances. He has been a major-league coach for five seasons with the Mets (2007-08) and Indians (2009-11). Why he is qualified: Alomar has a great knowledge of the game, as he has been around baseball his entire life. His father Sandy was a major-league second baseman, and his brother Roberto was one of the great second basemen of all-time and was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. Alomar has good people skills, is fluent in both English and Spanish, and handles the media extremely well. - http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15228
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