Does Jose Reyes Have a Chance at 4,000 Hits?

Head over to NY Sports Dog and check out Dave's thought provoking post.

I truly believe there's a small amount of Met fans that don't really fully appreciate what we have in Jose Reyes. There is little doubt when Reyes is clicking on all cylinders, which is the norm and not an exception, he is the most electrifying player in the game.

For a brief comparison of my own, I'll take a look at Jose Reyes vs. Derek "candy arm, no range, envious teammate who refuses to move for a superior SS and constantly ranks the most over-rated player in baseball by his peers" Jeter's hit total at the tender age of 26. To be fair, Jeter has been a hit machine, if nothing else.

Utilizing Dave's projection, I'll go with Reyes reaching the 1,000 hit plateau on his 26th birthday. Jeter had 887 career hits; only two Yankees had more hits before age 26 (mickey mantle, 1080, and joe dimaggio, 970). I thought you might recognized those two names from the past.

Imagine had Reyes stayed healthy when he was just a pup, no doubt 1,000 would be in his rear-view mirror!