The Third Man?

I'm still trying to finish Part 2 of my Looking Back, Looking Ahead post. Hopefully I will have it up Sunday night, possibly Monday. I've been spending a lot of time job hunting this week and that has cut into writing time. In the meantime, I've had a few emails asking me what I thought about the latest news with Jerry Manuel considering batting Reyes third in the lineup. I could honestly see Reyes batting third, and can make a case for it. He won't hit 35 homers, but he has plenty of pop and always has driven in a fair number of runs. Moreover, for all his speed and the energy that Reyes brings to the leadoff spot, I've always felt that Reyes was lacking something when it comes to the ability to really read pitchers compared to truly great baserunners like Rickey Henderson. Reyes gets by on great athletic ability, but some of the baserunning blunders he's famous for happen when he seems to be guessing rather than having a definitive read. Reyes will ...