Should Mets Trade Jose Reyes? The Answer Is Yes

Rumors have started to swirl around Citi Field, little the brutal winds that come off the bay near the Mets home in Queens New York. Ever since the San Francisco Giants landed in New York on Tuesday, rumors have swirled that the world champions are interested in acquiring the services of Jose Reyes.

Of course everyone is now denying the rumor: Giants GM Brian Sabean said: "I can't respond to that. Honestly, I haven't seen or talked to Sandy Alderson since January ... I haven't talked to anybody from the Mets so I have no idea where the hell it came from" (ESPN).

When Reyes was asked about the trade, he said he had no comment but is worried about playing baseball for the Mets, at least for now.

The fact that trade rumors are heating up in early May for the Mets is a microcosm for how bad things have been for the Mets. From bankrupt ownership, a troubling $1 billion lawsuit based off of the Wilpons equity on the Madoff scheme, and a deadfully boring baseball team, the Mets are a team with little hope and zero future.

Reyes is a free agent at the end of the season. He is hitting .315 with a homer, eight RBI and 11 stolen bases. A short stop with decent power, and terrific speed is hard to come by in Major League Baseball, and Reyes will command a contract over $100 million easily.

The Mets with all of their financial woes, may not be able to retain Reyes, even if they wanted to. So trading him now may be their best opportunity to get something decent.

The Giants would be a good trading partner. They are struggling at 15-15, and are 29th in on base percentage, 27th in runs scored and 23rd in batting average. Reyes would certainly help the Giants reclaim their meger offensive statistics.

With Reyes at the top of the order for the Giants, it would make life easier for a team that is full of slap hitter in Buster Posey, Cody Ross, Aaron Rowand, Pat Burrell and Miguel Tejada. Tejada and Burrell used to be great power hitters, but lets emphasize USED TO BE here.

If the Mets trade him to San Francisco, they could get a guy like Madison Bumgarner in return. Bumgarner dazzled last season as the Giants number five starter, pitching to a 3.00 ERA at 20 years old.

Bumgarner is having a terrible year this year, at 0-5, but at 21 he is still raw and hasn't found his boundaries as a starter in this league. He would be a perfect chip for the Mets to get in return if they should trade Reyes.

Should the Mets trade Reyes?

Yes! For years Reyes has been a thorn in this team's side, most notably for his antics on the field, that included dancing at the top of the dug out during every Mets run, and the unprofessional way he carried himself when Jerry Manuel tried to remove him from a game that he got injured in in 2008.

Not to mention the guy is always getting injured. Time to say good bye to Jose Reyes. It was fun while it lasted.