While the Mets will not comment on the course of action required to treat Jose Reyes until all the test results are in, a source tells the Daily News that Reyes is in reasonably good shape. The most extensive change for Reyes could be a dietary modification — which is pretty insignificant. No radioactive iodine [...]

Here’s a look at Ruben Tejada, which I’m reprinting from last summer, when I wrote a Surfing the Mets farm report about him.

With the Mets already depleted at shortstop, and with backup Ramon Martinez’s balky back threatening to sideline him as well during a series at Fenway Park late last month, GM Omar Minaya mentioned [...]

In a surprise development to the Mets and Jose Reyes’ agent, the shortstop will remain in New York for several weeks and open the season on the DL.
On a conference call with reporters, agent Peter Greenberg and GM Omar Minaya said that Reyes cannot have any physical exertion for the next two to eight weeks. [...]

Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will rest, refrain from athletic activity and make changes in his diet, according to the treatment prescribed by doctors and specialists, the Mets announced on Thursday.
source: New York Mets News

The Mets will announce early this afternoon the final results of Jose Reyes’ thyroid issue. Reyes is not expected at the complex today, but all signs have suggested he should be back doing baseball activities soon and that there’s no danger of Reyes’ season being affected.
UPDATE: Here’s the announcement …
The additional blood tests confirmed that [...]

Here’s the Red Sox lineup:
Marco Scutaro, ss
Dustin Pedroia, 2b
Victor Martinez, c
David Ortiz, dh
J.D. Drew, rf
Mike Cameron, cf
Jeremy Hermida, lf
Jed Lowrie, 3b
Lars Anderson, 1b
John Lackey, rhp
* Daniel Murphy arrived at his locker this morning to find a series of post-it notes attached. Each contained the name of a pitcher against whom he has homered. “I [...]