Mets GM Sandy Alderson plans to reach out to the representatives for free-agent-to-be Jose Reyes in the next couple of days. Alderson indicated that Mets fans should not count on the shortstop re-signing during the club's exclusive negotiating window. Open bidding begins five days after the World Series. "I don't really want to speculate on what might happen or not happen before his exclusive negotiating period expires," Alderson said Thursday, a day after the Mets finished his first season as GM with a 77-85 record and fourth-place finish. "However, if history is any guide, most players who get to this point don't see any reason to make a decision within the next 30 days. They're that close to free agency. I wouldn't want people to expect that something is going to happen in October."