Is Jose Reyes overrated? How come everytime you watch a Mets' game, he seems to be the one the announcers talk about? This is a guy who's OBP for his career is .330. While everybody talks about how much potential he has, at age 24, he has yet to live upto it. He is an excellent fielder, amassing a career fielding position at shortstop of .975. Still, how is it that a guy like this get that much hype? Sure, he's likely the fastest man in baseball. Last year he had 78 steals, but is that good enough to keep him as leadoff man if he gets on base as little as he does?
Why doesn't he just bat right handed? To me, batting left handed is a waste for him. He's a much better hitter right handed than he is left. Many switch hitters think that batting left handed gets them an added jump towards first, but with Reyes, that's not enough to help the fact that he's not a good left handed hitter.
Hopefully all his potential will turn into production. Don't get me wrong, he's a good player, but his production doesn't match his potential. If he hones his skills, and starts getting on base more, hitting for more power, and continues to play with great effort, there is no doubt in my mind he will be a Hall of Famer.
You are cherry-picking that OBP stat. His OBP has been .354 for each of the last two seasons, so using his career OBP is unfair. However, I agree with you--his only real value lies in his base stealing, which is an overrated skill...
ReplyDeleteI don't see how it's an overrated skill, as long as you don't waste it by being thrown out alot. Reyes has been fairly successful in that aspect. Still, at .354, that's not a good OBP. Juan Pierre, who is often critisized about not getting on base has a career OBP of .348, though that's gone down in recent years.
ReplyDeleteHow many wins do you think Jose Reyes has contributed to the New York Mets in his career?
ReplyDeleteHow should I know? What I'm saying is that he is the one that everybody mentions as the future of the MLB shortstop, and I don't see it. He has talent, especially speed. He just hasn't performed upto the level he should.
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