"Jose Reyes likely won't be landing in the Marlins' lap immediately — if he does choose South Beach — but the team's president of baseball operations is allowed to dream a little.

"We would love to secure some players as soon as possible and try to get this team together," Larry Beinfest said yesterday at the general managers' meetings.

The Marlins have courted Reyes, Albert Pujols and Mark Buehrle over the past week and unveiled new uniforms that are part of the franchise's transformation to the Miami Marlins.

Pujols is a long shot to sign with the team, but the Marlins have emerged as the front runner to secure Reyes, reportedly with a preliminary offer of six years and $90 million."