A lot of bad things happen even to the best of good players in April.
So let’s all take a breath and stop the hysteria over Jose Reyes’ slow start.
OK, truth be told, it’s worse than slow. It’s real, real bad. He was schlepping along down there at .105 after a 1-for-4 night in the 6-4 loss to the Phillies on Thursday, flailing away in the batter’s box with nary a clue in sight. It has impacted his fielding and base running, and cost him his position as leadoff hitter.
Reyes has never had a worse April, and that includes 2014 when he started off at .