Mets owner Fred Wilpon sparked a debate over the value of soon-to-be free agent shortstop Jose Reyes with his infamous comments earlier this week. Wilpon claimed in an interview with The New Yorker magazine that Reyes wanted "Carl Crawford money," and went on to opine that Reyes "won't get it." Crawford signed a seven-year, $142 million deal with the Red Sox prior the season. "A couple of the execs said they actually favor Reyes over Crawford, but they also apparently considered the injury history that Fred Wilpon stressed in his New Yorker quote," writes Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. "Said one American League executive: 'I've always liked Reyes more. Switch-hitter. More important position. Younger. More explosive.'" "While a case could be made that Reyes, still only 27, is the more impactful player when healthy, and shortstop is a more important position than left field, the executives all suggested that Reyes' past physical issues will affect his eventual haul."