Should Reyes stay or go?

One question has perturbed the New York Mets and their fans since the end of last season: Should the team be sellers at the July 31 trade deadline? The answer, for the most part, is yes.
The Mets have no chance to catch the Phillies in the National League East, and they are nine games behind in the Wild Card with four teams ahead of them, making the playoffs a distant mirage.
Beyond the atmosphere of ambiguity surrounding the club, there is great distrust from the fans. In order to alleviate this mood, the organization must move ahead with new players, and finally put the failures of the past behind them.
When examining the Mets’ current roster, there is no single player that can be defined as absolutely untradeable. Dealing Carlos Beltran should be a no-brainer. He has had a terrific year, and the Mets should be able to trade him for at least one young, solid player. If the team can somehow find a taker for Jason Bay’s bloated contract, I’ll pack his bags myself.
Despite being a fan favorite, and the unofficial captain of the Mets, David Wright’s career has been marred by inconsistency and late-season failures. When naming the 20 best players in baseball, Wright does not make the cut. The sports metropolis that is New York City demands more, and quite frankly, deserves better from its “superstars.”
Most of the uncertainty stems from one man: Jose Reyes. Just when we were all ready to give up on him, and say good riddance to the oft-injured shortstop, Reyes puts up MVP numbers, making us all believe again that he can be the player we’ve hoped he would become since he was 20-years-old.
The Mets have three options regarding Reyes: Offer him the money he will surely receive on the open market and define him as your franchise player for the next decade, trade him to a contending team that believes he is the last piece of their championship puzzle and ask for young pitching in return, or hold on to him and collect a few high draft picks after he declines arbitration and signs with another team.
Regardless of what transpires, the decisions rest in the hands of the right man. For the first time in countless years, I can truthfully say that I have faith in the Mets’ general manager. I trust Sandy Alderson to do what’s in the best interest of the team, and that is a luxury Mets’ fans know not to take for granted.