National League Hits Leaders 2008

Jose Reyes long has been touted as one of the most exciting players in baseball, and at least some of the numbers back that up.

In 2008, the Mets shortstop led the National League in triples (19) and was second in stolen bases (56). He also was the only NL player to top 200 hits, finishing with 204.

 Still, there was no ignoring a late season slide dropped his batting average under .300 (.297) as New York faded and was eliminated from playoff contention on the season’s final day.

Can Reyes and the Mets get it together in 2009? Having the No. 1 and 2 hit men in the league might be a good place to start.

Here’s the final list:

1. Jose Reyes, New York: 204

2. David Wright, New York: 189

3. Albert Pujols, St. Louis: 187

4. Cristian Guzman, Washington: 183

5. Randy Winn, San Francisco: 183

6. Derrek Lee, Chicago: 181

7. Miguel Tejada, Houston: 179

T8. Stephen Drew, Arizona: 178

T8. Ryan Theriot, Chicago: 178

Source: MLB.com