Mets Should Stand For Mets Explore Trading Shortstop

With Roy Halladay reportedly available, the Mets should finally explore trading Jose Reyes. Yes I know...considered blasphamy by the Dominicans in apartment 1C, but lets actually look at this sensibly without a bias shall we?

During the next few weeks you'll hear experts from the World Wide Leader tell you the Mets don't have the talent to get someone like Halladay because of a weak farm system. Well no one will disputing that. What they do have is a multi tooled 26 year old SS under a favorable contract until 2011 & at least 2 hyped prospects that has drawn interest. Regardless if the Mets are in it this year or out of it isn't relevant. Halladay is a dominant pitcher that can give the Metropolitans the best 1-2 punch in recent history. If you look at a playoff series, opponents are looking at Santana, Halladay 3 times in a 5 game series, 4 times in a 7 game series. That's as unbeatable as it gets. Sure the offense will not have the "Dynamic" Reyes at the lead off spot. But I am personally sick of Reyes' selfish play. He cares more about his handshakes than actually maturing as a baseball player. So many times he steals, he does so for him & not the team.

If you listen to the show, Joe, Adam, & I talked about this a month ago on a special off air segment where we discussed Reyes, Martinez, & Parnell in a package for Halladay. I'd fly all 3 to Canada in a Gulf Stream today. The Mets have a need for a pitcher of Halladay's ilk, especially with a barren farm system. & I understand Reyes is injured, but the Jays are waving the white flag anyway (apparently so since they are listening to offers for Halladay), so they really don't need Reyes in 2009 anyway. Reyes injuries are far from career threatening & JP Ricciardi can certainly do worse than a package surrounding a mid 20 year old superstar SS.