CBSSports.com is reporting that Mets shortstop Jose Reyes may be returning to action on Monday July 18th.
Analysis: The hamstring injury is not as severe as initially thought and Reyes has been taking batting practice since the All-Star break. Reyes is having an MVP type year and is leading the National League in batting average by thirty points with a .354 average. Reyes also has thirty stolen bases on the year and a staggering fifteen triples, six more than anyone else in the bigs. Reyes is having a bit of a power outage, this year will be his lowest home run total since 2005 if you don’t count his thirty-six game year in 2009. Reyes has dropped his strikeout rate to just 6.8% this year while his career average sits at 10.7%. Reyes is also benefiting from a .375 BABIP, sixty-one points above his career average. He’s a great player and right there with Tulo and Hanley as the best fantasy shortstops around. Hanley may be having a bad year but he will absolutely out produce Asdrubal Cabrera in the second half of the season. Reyes does make a fine sell high player but he should not experience much of a drop off in his play.