tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post7647781779776677550..comments2024-03-29T09:25:06.082-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Peter Hyatt - Thoughts on Jose Reyes, Keith Hernandez and Yoenis Cespedes Mack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-47374089791050251042017-04-20T18:33:19.410-04:002017-04-20T18:33:19.410-04:00I watched that game and I had a whole different ta...I watched that game and I had a whole different take on Herdandez' statement. With just about anyone other than Cespedes, Hernandez would have been 100% correct. Walker did not do his job. His head was not in the game. An undeck player needs to become a coach and let the runner know where the ball is coming to. Walker became a spectater. <br />However if Walker did his job Cespedes likely would have ignored him.<br />Walker can't assume that. He needs to do his job. Hernandez was right.<br /><br />I like Cespedes' bat but he is quickly becoming a person I don't like. A bad influence on young players. When I was in St. Lucie. I was there early and saw the players stretching and working out to begin the day. It was always one player who would just stand around and do nothing. Cespedes was that player. It was beneath him to workout with everyone else. Rosorio started hanging around him and did the same. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-22217629649860758422017-04-20T16:31:00.716-04:002017-04-20T16:31:00.716-04:00Reyes in 194th out of 196 hitters in baseball with...Reyes in 194th out of 196 hitters in baseball with enuf ABs to qualify for the batting title. Hard to imagine a start that bad just as one of those things and not a sign of real slippage.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-78001026908959443312017-04-20T12:38:53.101-04:002017-04-20T12:38:53.101-04:00At this point I would have to support Zozo's s...At this point I would have to support Zozo's sentimentsbgreg98180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641039400307113366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-35321335331703369412017-04-20T11:45:47.690-04:002017-04-20T11:45:47.690-04:00Reyes will be fine just give him some extra off da...Reyes will be fine just give him some extra off days and he will figure this outZozohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328187548616168708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-69726016155399096532017-04-20T10:40:26.902-04:002017-04-20T10:40:26.902-04:00I always forget the rules for another year of cont...I always forget the rules for another year of control and a delay in the start of arbitration. I think it is late April for the former, mid-June for the latter.<br /><br />I would promote Rosario in late April unless 1) they keep playing Reyes and 2) suddenly Reyes starts to play like Reyes used to.<br /><br />My guess? No shake up until after Washington series this weekend. The team would probably see a shake up as a sign of panic to the enemy Nats.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I did a quick "Old Guys" tracker in a very short noon article today, that dovetails nicely with your article.<br /><br />Me? I'd have Flores at 3B tonight, except he will probably man 1B for Duda tonight to give Duda's elbow a day off. But I'd sit Grandy and play Conforto.<br /><br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-33074701275469896052017-04-20T10:27:24.926-04:002017-04-20T10:27:24.926-04:00I like Wilmer Flores as much as the next guy, but ...I like Wilmer Flores as much as the next guy, but he just can't hit righties. He is a terrific bench piece, since he can stand at four different infield positions and can mash southpaws, but he just isn't an everyday player.<br /><br />The Mets aren't going to cut bait with Reyes until they have a credible alternative at third base. Even then, he is also an excellent bench piece in that he can stand at three different infield positions and threaten to steal a base as a pinch runner. If he and Flores were IF5 and IF6, with a more credible everyday 3B joining Asdrubal, Walker and Duda (and TJ Rivera waiting in the wings at LV), the Mets would have an enviable stable of infielders to choose from.<br /><br />Jack Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809904649660393420noreply@blogger.com