It's not about the money

[Backtobanks]

From MLBTR:

 

Jose Reyes tells Kevin Kernan of the New York Post that he wants to finish his career with the Mets. Reyes says he's not thinking about the $11MM option the Mets have for his services in 2011

 

"he's not thinking about the $11MM option" :pig: :pig: :pig: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[SouthSideRyan]

If he's thinking about it, he's thinking, man I hope the Mets are stupid enough to not pick this up so I can get paid.

[jersey cubs fan]

I might believe that he's not thinking about it. In the long run it's only a small portion of his potential career earnings. He's already going to have made more than double that amount in his career before a decision is made on the option. Unless he's blown what he's made so far, and is so in debt that this year's salary can only get him back above water, there's really no reason to think about the option much. If he just plays baseball he's going to make many times that one year's salary.

[Backtobanks]

If he's thinking about it, he's thinking, man I hope the Mets are stupid enough to not pick this up so I can get paid.

 

Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year.

[jersey cubs fan]

If he's thinking about it, he's thinking, man I hope the Mets are stupid enough to not pick this up so I can get paid.

 

Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year.

 

Hanley, Jeter, Furcal, Rollins could be getting there soon, ARod who is still the best SS on his team, Carlos Guillen signed his deal as a SS and has transitioned away. Michael Young did as well. It's not that hard to get $11m a year as a SS.

[Backtobanks]

If he's thinking about it, he's thinking, man I hope the Mets are stupid enough to not pick this up so I can get paid.

 

Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year.

 

Hanley, Jeter, Furcal, Rollins could be getting there soon, ARod who is still the best SS on his team, Carlos Guillen signed his deal as a SS and has transitioned away. Michael Young did as well. It's not that hard to get $11m a year as a SS.

 

Hanley will be getting there soon, while Jeter and Young (now playing 3B) are already there. Rollins and Furcal had bad years and may not ever get to $11 million. Guillen last played SS in 2007 and was making $5 million. Also, many of these contracts were signed when money was free-flowing and that's certainly not the case now. That being said, there's still less than 10% of the SS making $11 million, so it's not that easy to make $11 million as a SS.

[jersey cubs fan]

If he's thinking about it, he's thinking, man I hope the Mets are stupid enough to not pick this up so I can get paid.

 

Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year.

 

Hanley, Jeter, Furcal, Rollins could be getting there soon, ARod who is still the best SS on his team, Carlos Guillen signed his deal as a SS and has transitioned away. Michael Young did as well. It's not that hard to get $11m a year as a SS.

 

Hanley will be getting there soon, while Jeter and Young (now playing 3B) are already there. Rollins and Furcal had bad years and may not ever get to $11 million. Guillen last played SS in 2007 and was making $5 million. Also, many of these contracts were signed when money was free-flowing and that's certainly not the case now. That being said, there's still less than 10% of the SS making $11 million, so it's not that easy to make $11 million as a SS.

 

Less than 10% doesn't mean much, considering salaries are kept artificially low due to the 6-year control of players, and shortstopping is a young man's game. It's still a premier position, and if you can get to free agency before, say, 32, and are pretty good, you are going to get paid.

[Backtobanks]

If he's thinking about it, he's thinking, man I hope the Mets are stupid enough to not pick this up so I can get paid.

 

Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year.

 

Hanley, Jeter, Furcal, Rollins could be getting there soon, ARod who is still the best SS on his team, Carlos Guillen signed his deal as a SS and has transitioned away. Michael Young did as well. It's not that hard to get $11m a year as a SS.

 

Hanley will be getting there soon, while Jeter and Young (now playing 3B) are already there. Rollins and Furcal had bad years and may not ever get to $11 million. Guillen last played SS in 2007 and was making $5 million. Also, many of these contracts were signed when money was free-flowing and that's certainly not the case now. That being said, there's still less than 10% of the SS making $11 million, so it's not that easy to make $11 million as a SS.

 

Less than 10% doesn't mean much, considering salaries are kept artificially low due to the 6-year control of players, and shortstopping is a young man's game. It's still a premier position, and if you can get to free agency before, say, 32, and are pretty good, you are going to get paid.

 

 

That's true, but it also means that many SS start at a younger age (like Hanley and hopefully Castro), so they should be able to reach free agency well before they're 32.

[Cubs Fan Carney]

I don't see Reyes leaving the Mets in his career, the guy seems like a complete fit