The New York Mets need pitching and they’d love to land Johan Santana. Not enough to trade star shortstop Jose Reyes, though. “Jose Reyes is one of our core players,” general manager Omar Minaya said Thursday. “I don’t see us trading Jose Reyes for one of those guys being mentioned. It just doesn’t make sense for us.”
The Mets think they might have a package of prospects that could bring back a top starting pitcher, but Minnesota may want the 24-year-old Reyes included in any potential deal for Santana.
A two-time All-Star, Reyes batted .280 with 12 homers, 57 RBIs and 119 runs this season. He also led the major leagues with 78 stolen bases, the third straight year he’s topped the NL in that category. But he slumped in the second half as New York blew a big NL East lead and missed the playoffs after a historic collapse.
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