As expected, the New York Mets will bring back Jose Reyes for at least another season, according to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball. They are going to exercise its league-minimum option to bring back the sparkplug infielder.
On the contrary, the Mets will not bring back lefty starter Jon Niese. Instead, they will exercise a $500,000 buyout clause in his contract.
The Mets brought back Reyes after the Colorado Rockies released him following a 51-game suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy. He revived his career in Flushing with a solid year, hitting .