Jose Reyes to bat Third and is OK with it

Jerry Manuel said to reporters that Jose Reyes will bat no. 3. That is if all parts fit together that is part 1 of the plan for Reyes batting no. 3. The 2nd part of the plan was for Reyes to be comfortable with batting no. 3 which Reyes is comfortable with.

Later, according to SNY, Reyes told reporters:

“Whatever spot he puts me in the lineup, I’m going to be able to do it. Whatever is best for the team, I’m going to do it. So let’s see what happens. He said when Beltran comes back, I’m going to be the leadoff guy again. I don’t know if he’s sure right now. We just talked about it yesterday. He doesn’t know if it’s going to happen or not. He’s going to think about it… He’s the boss. Whatever he says I’ll do it. I just want to be on the field playing baseball.”

I got what Reyes told reporters from MetsBlog.

I'd rather have Reyes bat leadoff instead of no. 3 I think that leadoff is Reyes's spot that is how he steals bases and gets more at-bats. However Reyes will see fastballs more if he bats no. 3.