On December 7th, 2011, the Mets allowed Jose Reyes to sign in the division with the Miami Marlins. They haven’t had a true leadoff man since.
The departure of Jose Reyes kind of felt like a sad breakup. Everything was going well, and then out of no where, your significant other is handing you everything you ever bought them in an Applebee’s bag.
Sure, New York had guys like Collin Cowgill, Eric Young Jr. and Jordany Valdespin to fill the leadoff void during his absence, just to painfully name a few.