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Mets GM wise to wait as Beltran suitors start to call

LOS ANGELES — The Mets are finally starting to make sense as an organization.

Simply Amazin’.

All indications are that the Mets are moving forward, trying to initiate talks to get Jose Reyes signed to a long-term deal while at the same time they are beginning to accept calls on Carlos Beltran and their group of relievers for hire, highlighted by Francisco Rodriguez.

“People are calling,” a Mets source told The Post last night about Beltran before the Mets won their fourth straight without Reyes, beating the inept Dodgers, 5-3 at Dodger Stadium as they moved three games over .500.

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WHAT’S REYES WORTH?

All five of the Mets runs came with two outs. The Mets are two-out RBI machines, second in the National League with 167 two-out RBIs, one behind the Phillies.

If the Mets want to continue to do the right thing they should shut down Reyes until after the All-Star break or maybe longer.

When he was asked after the game if there is any chance of running today, Reyes responded, “No chance.”

Give his tweaked left hamstring more time to heal.

Reyes is waiting to hear a second opinion from Dr. Daniel Cooper, who performed the 2009 surgery on him. Reyes could go on the disabled list today.

As for Beltran, he is being a complete professional about his situation and realizes he is nearing the end of the road as a Met. He has met with agent Scott Boras to discuss his future and talk about trade possibilities.

The Yankees have no interest in Beltran, but the Red Sox could wind up a landing place for the slugger, who upped his hitting streak to 11 games with a fourth-inning double. The Red Sox could stick Beltran in right field, and general manager Theo Epstein has told reporters that adding a bat is more important than adding pitching right now.

Beltran’s bat is on fire and he is ready for any outcome. He is hitting .345 with runners in scoring position.

“If a trade happens, I’m prepared for it,” Beltran told The Post. He said teams have called Boras to check in on the situation. “But,” Beltran added, “it’s still too early because we have a ways to go before the trade deadline.

“I’m just having fun,” said Beltran, who also ran the bases well, and scored on a wild pitch in the sixth after forcing a bad throw from left fielder Eugenio Velez to move from second to third. After he hit his second double, Beltran forgot to do “The Claw” and did it three pitches after his hit to appease teammates.

General manager Sandy Alderson said that “it’s still a little bit early” to make deals. He said the Mets remain “relevant” in the wild-card race and he is right, you can’t back up the truck just yet.

“I’m cool with everything,” Beltran added. “I just have to come here and continue to do well.

“Right now we are contending. We have a legitimate chance of winning the wild card. We have a lot of games left.”

Rodriguez picked up his 22nd save of the year and is on pace to easily make the drive for 55 games finished that triggers his option for $17.5 million in 2012. Manager Terry Collins said his only goal is to win games and will use K-Rod as often as needed, option or no option.

Ever so slowly the Mets culture is changing. Key to their master plan is making sure Reyes is at shortstop for at least five more years. Reyes leads the majors with a .354 batting average, 124 hits, 43 multi-hit games and 15 triples. Beltran leads the NL with 26 doubles.

“He’s gotten so many big hits for us this year,” Collins said of Beltran. “He is our big-hit guy. You look up at the numbers he has right now and at the end of the season he’ll have 25-30 homers, he’ll have 100 RBIs and everybody is going to be shocked because he doesn’t do it in a flashy way.”

Those numbers might even be better at Fenway Park.

kevin.kernan@nypost.com