Rockies react to Reyes suspension

DENVER — The most talked about figure in the Rockies’ clubhouse on Friday was a guy who wasn’t there, and hasn’t been all season. Several of the Rockies’ players haven’t even met shortstop Jose Reyes, and others have never actually been his teammate.

Those who know Reyes — suspended Friday (retroactive to Feb. 23) through May 31 by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred for violating the domestic abuse policy — call him a friend who made a terrible, inexcusable mistake. Beyond that, they didn’t say much.

Whether they like the veteran Reyes, or whether they have no opinion, all they know is rookie Trevor Story has performed well at shortstop and has given the team no reason to remove him. So until Reyes is back — even that isn’t certain, since several other teams have holes at short and could become trading partners — Reyes is simply a player who isn’t here.

“The thing about baseball is people come up and go down every day,” center fielder Charlie Blackmon said. “I hate to say it, but if you’re not in the lineup, it’s kind of like out of sight, out of mind. Daniel Descalso [activated from the disabled list Friday] could be out on a rehab [assignment] and it might be a day or two before people realize Daniel …

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