Quote Originally Posted by metsbats View Post
You have to wonder why Jose basically took the first big offer he received as he and his agent probably realized there were not a lot of teams willing to commit 5+ years to him and his iffy hammy.
I had the same thought... it came across as "take the money and run" even after the Brewers went on record saying that they are very interested in Reyes, and they had the money to spend.

What I struggle with as a Mets fan is that:
1. The Mets did not have a chance to make an offer (no matter how small it might have been)
2. Jose/his agent did not go back to the Mets to see if they were going to make an offer at all. He did say he would like to stay... well, so did Pujols, and he ultimately will be going back to the Cardinals to see what they will offer to keep him.