Prior to Thurdsay’s game with the Nationals, Sandy Alderson indicated he believes the Mets roster is talented, and he’s content to leave his top prospects in the minors. Another way of saying this is with Asdrubal Cabrera landing on the Disabled List with a thumb injury, he’d rather go with Jose Reyes as the Mets shortstop over Amed Rosario. 

With Neil Walker going on the Disabled List for an extended period, the Mets had their excuse. But no, they’d rather go with an infield that has Reyes at SS. 

Considering when Cabrera was injured, Reyes was hitting .188/.261/.293 and Reyes’ -1.2 WAR ranking him as the worst infielder in all of baseball, Sandy’s decision making here should be called into question. 

In situations such as these, there’s only one thing you can do – Start a game log comparing Reyes and Rosario to see if Sandy was wrong, or if Sandy was right:

June 13th

Cubs 14 – Mets 3

Reyes 1-4, 2 K

51s 13 – River Cats 2 

Rosario 2-5, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI, SB, GIDP

June 14th

Mets 9 – Cubs 4

Reyes 0-2, R, 2 BB, SB, K

River Cats 5 – 51s 4

Rosario 0-4, 2 GIDP

June 15th

Nationals 8 – Mets 3

Reyes 0-3, K 

51s 12 – River Cats 4

Rosario 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI

CUMULATIVE 

Reyes 1-9, 2 BB, SB, 4 K

Rosario 4-13, 2 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, SB, 3 GIDP