New York Mets Will Bring Back Jose Reyes And Cut Jon Niese

Sandy Alderson and the New York Mets have decided to bring back Jose Reyes and allow Jon Niese to take a hike.

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s 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.[sc name=”Mets Center Right” ]

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 .267 with eight home runs, 24 RBI, and nine stolen bases in 60 games for the Mets

He quickly solved the Mets leadoff problems and created a spark again at the top of the order and added much-needed speed to the lineup. His presence was a huge factor in the Mets resurgent offense late in the season, resulting in a 27-13 finish that clinched a wild-card berth.

In addition, he played solid defense at third base, especially considering he’s hardly played there before.

Niese, on the other hand, was not much of a factor. He made a few spot starts and was not much effective. In his start on August, he left in the first inning because of a knee injury and he needed surgery on it, ending his season.

So to bring back Reyes and cut Niese were really simple, no risk moves that will benefit the team.

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