Jose Reyes has spent less than a month with the Colorado Rockies, and it sounds like he has already had enough.
Over the weekend, Reyes expressed frustration over the fact that he is inching toward the end of his career and playing for a team that is nowhere close to being a contender.
“You come from a ballclub that was competing for a spot in the playoffs,” the 32-year-old told Nick Groke of the Denver Post. “And you come to a club in last place. You think about that. I’m at the point in my career that I want to win. I say it over and over. I want to win. I don’t want to spend the rest of my career on a last-place team. That’s not the kind of player I feel like I am.”
Reyes is with his third team in three years and has not appeared in a playoff game since he played for the New York Mets in 2006. The 2014 Toronto Blue Jays were at least in playoff contention, eventually finishing with a record of 83-79.
“We’ll see what happens here,” Reyes said. “But in the next couple years, I don’t want to waste my time like that.”
The Rockies have up-and-coming shortstop prospect Trevor Story in their minor league system. They owe Reyes $48 million through 2018, at which point they can buy him out for $4 million. You could argue that Reyes was more of a salary throw-in as Colorado was looking to get out from under the $98 million it owed Troy Tulowitzki over the next six seasons. It wouldn’t be surprising if the Rockies flipped Reyes for more prospects this offseason to continue their rebuild.
Reyes, a career .291 hitter, is hitting .282 with six homers and 41 RBI this season. His value is declining and he no longer has this incredible hairdo, so the Rockies would be wise to trade him soon. Reyes may get his wish sooner rather than later.
H/T Eye on Baseball
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