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New York Mets: Face It, Jose Reyes 2.0 Has Been a Failure

The New York Mets came into this season hoping that David Wright would be able to handle the lion’s share of the starts at third base. Those hopes were dashed early on as Wright got injured during spring training and the Mets decided to backfill his spot with Jose Reyes, who had played 50 games for them there in 2016.

So far this season, Reyes has started 11 games there along with filling in at his natural position, shortstop, when asked. He is enduring a pitiful start to this young season, collecting only five hits in 50 at bats (.