10 Most Pressing Questions For The Mets In 2012

Found January 02, 2012 on Mets Merized Online:

PLAYERS: Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana, Mark Prior, Chien-Ming Wang, Zack Wheeler, Jeurys Familia, Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada, Daniel Murphy
TEAMS: New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals

Anthony DiComo of MLB.com takes a look at 10 questions facing the Mets in 2012. Here are five of them: Will the Mets remain intact as currently constructed? Top prospects aside, everyone else on the roster is fair game for trades. Should the Mets stumble out to a poor start in what’s shaping up to be an ultra-competitive division, it will only be a matter of time before rumors begin swirling around those players with expiring contracts. Though the Mets may not be as aggressive in the trade market as they were last summer, dealing away star players Carlos Beltran and Francisco Rodriguez, there’s a good chance they could look to parlay their older talent into additional prospects. Speaking of which … Could the Mets really trade away Wright? This is the big one. Though Alderson has made it clear that Wright is off limits this winter, he offers no such guarantees going forward. If Wright lays waste to Citi Field’s shortened fences as the Mets believe he can, it&#...

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