Fansided · Jan 29, 2018
Mets: What will be Jose Reyes’ role in 2018?
Upon hearing the news that Jose Reyes would be returning to Queens on a 1 year, $2 million dollar contract (with $500K incentives), many Mets fans couldn’t believe that the familiar face would be coming back for what seems like his fortieth season as an Amazin’.
This is all Sandy Alderson could do to address the glaring hole at second base? Well, per Ken Rosenthal’s Twitter, Jose will not fill the hole at second base but will be a utility type player coming off the bench. Therefore, with the implication that more help is on the way. This signing seems like a smart, relatively cheap move, that will make New York a deeper and more energetic club.
What he brings back to Queens