Anyone notice Reyes' numbers plummeted the minute Ricky Henderson was given a coaching job by the Mets? He started developing bad habits, wasn't running out balls, and his steals were way down (of course that had a lot to do with this OBP going down as well). Coincidence?
Henderson was given the 1B coaching job in July and that does coincide with Reyes' struggles, however I believe that is entirely coincidental. Henderson had been with the Mets since 2006 as a special instructor specifically for Reyes. That year Reyes saw a dramatic improvement in his plate discipline, his OBP jumped 50 points from the year before. I can't believe that Henderson was good for Reyes for a year and half then gets promoted to 1B coach and suddenly becomes Reyes' kryptonite. Also, I don't think Reyes developed bad habits. He did make mistakes, however these were greatly magnified by the NY media because of the slump IMHO.
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Good post Amazinz ... I guess I saw no real correlation between the two, but the timing of both Henderson's hiring and Reyes' slump makes for an interesting conversation. In reality, I think we (as Mets fans) tend to overthink this: it was just a slump. I would expect a season of .300, 16 HR, 78 RBI, 75 SB from Reyes in 2008 ...
I would tend to agree that he's overrated in 5x5 when there's loads of guys available that will get better Rs and BA as well as not really hurt you in 2 categories. While he's not a 1-trick pony, having to "make up" for your first rounder in 2 categories seems silly to me.
Might as well draft Dunn up there as he'll be pretty good in Rs and RBIs, is almost a lock to be in or near top-5 in HRs and only hurts you in 1 category, unlike Reyes hurting you in 2.
So he had the most SB's and some top-notch runs. That's 2 stats. He's a poor man's Adam Dunn.
Well first off he had 19 HR the year before so there is certainly room for improvement. He also hit .300 the year before so it isn't like there isn't upside in AVG either. He also had 81 RBI the year before so there is upside there.
Would you like him a lot more if he puts up 122 R, 19 HR, 81 RBI, 78 SB, .300 AVG... because that upside is most certainly in him.
I'd also mention that stats don't exist in a void. If a player hit .280 with 0 HR, 40 RBI but had 300 R and 175 SB he'd be the concensus #1 pick. You would just have to draft all HR/RBI guys for the rest of your offense.
So he had the most SB's and some top-notch runs. That's 2 stats. He's a poor man's Adam Dunn.
Yea if Adam Dunn hit 60 homeruns. Look, I don't really like Reyes and I don't own him on any teams, but when you start out your argument by obviously ignoring the 2 stats where he is the best in the game you sound ignorant.
ryan howard's 07 is a better comparison than anything adam dunn's ever done, but i don't recall a lot of people saying he shouldn't have been a 1st rounder this season
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by NYCBuckeye » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:46 pm 
