Reyes' Thyroid Could Keep Him Out Until May

On Tuesday it was announced that Jose Reyes' thyroid was overactive, yet the short stop should have been able to play within days after some necessary rest. Thursday however had a different tale.

Reyes will miss the next eight weeks of action because of the thyroid. He has to avoid sea food, which has apparently contributed to the condition, and can't resume baseball activities until further evaluated. Interestingly enough, the thyroid won't need surgery...yet.

This leaves more questions than answers of course: What if Reyes comes back and the thyroid acts up again? Will surgery ever become an option? What is in this diet? Most importatly: why the lack of solid communication. One day a doctor says that Reyes will be fine, the next day, another doctor says he's out for eight weeks.

As usual the Mets can't get on the same page, and once again Reyes is the one who is dangling underneath the tires. Remember, early in his career the Mets twisted Reyes in the wind over his hamstring injuries, and last year didn't have a clear path as to when to bring back the short stop, who didn't have immediate surgery to repair the latest hamstring tear.

The Mets have to get used to life without Reyes. Meaning that Alex Cora who had a whopping one homer and 18 RBI last season will be the everyday shortstop on opening day. Keep in mind, Carlos Beltran is also expected to miss the first month of the season due to knee surgery.

Can you say horrendous start to the season? You betcha!