It’s true you know, David Wright will be the face that launched a thousand posts during the 2012 season. Brace yourselves for an avalanche of rants and raves on what the Mets should do with their once budding star third baseman. As Wright gets ready to embark upon his ninth season with the Mets, the questions and concerns are bountiful, but the answers are in very short supply...

MLB.com released their 2012 Fantasy Baseball Preview and among their top 100 players, they ranked the Mets’ David Wright No. 19. overall. Wright also was ranked the 4th best third baseman behind Jose Bautista, Hanley Ramirez and Evan Longoria. If Wright can put up a season like they project, he’s going to command at least a five year, $100 million dollar contract. Should...

Before you start to jump all over me on this, I am not by any means saying that David Wright is on Frank Robinson’s level. Robinson is one of the best hitters of all time, Wright is trying to get his career back on track. Though with all of the trade rumors surrounding Wright going into 2012, I was reminded of the infamous trade of Robinson to the Orioles on the premise that...

No doubt there are a myriad of questions and curiosities about the 2012 Mets, but two I am wondering about most are Lucas Duda and Mike Pelfrey. I’m skipping the obvious choices, David Wright, Johan Santana and Jason Bay. With Wright, either they’ll trade him or they won’t. With Santana, he’s either healthy or he’s not. And Bay? Based on his first two years with the Mets...

I went to one of Carlos Beltran's last home games as a Met against the Cardinals and there was a large contingent of fans in right field, in fact the crowd was larger then what had become normal in June/July. Many have questioned why Jose Reyes wasn't traded at the deadline, most feel we would have received more in return from a trade then the two picks. The same rumblings...

In the midst of what could very well be the largest single off-season payroll reduction in MLB history, the Mets seem poised to enter the year with payroll in the low $90 millions. Despite their obvious needs for left handed bats and starting pitching depth, the Mets appear ready to stay the course, unwilling to issue even minor league contracts at this point. If the purse strings...

With the offseason coming to a close, the Mets’ 2012 Opening Day payroll looks to be settling somewhere in the neighborhood of $90M. Nominally speaking, that’s an historic dropoff from last year’s Opening Day payroll of roughly $143.2M (per Cot’s, adjusting for Taylor Buchholz‘s roster bonus). There’s just no way to paint a $50M+ decline in payroll...

Two weeks ago, if someone had put a gun to my head and asked me if David Wright would still be a Met on Opening Day, without hesitation I would have said yes. Now I’m not so sure. After reading about a Wright trade rumor here on MMO that I initially was skeptical about, I now cannot deny how the buzz and talk surrounding Wright has ramped up since then – even hitting the MSM...

Mets third baseman David Wright took questions from reporters during his second annual Vegas Night charity event. Andy McCullough spoke to Wright who spoke a little about his legacy. “I’ve never been one that wanted to make every last dollar that I could playing this game. I’m obviously very fortunate where if God forbid I got hurt tomorrow, I should be OK financially. But...

A few days ago, I laid out the idea that the Mets could potentially continue to lower than payroll over the next few seasons. Such a trend could see the team flirt with a payroll in the $70 million dollar range heading into the 2014 season. Today I'm here to tell you that such a team might actually be better than the group the Mets will trot out this season.The fact of the...

The Mets will be soon playing in Citi Field in a little more then 2 months. This will be the 4th season in the new ballpark which will have new dimensions to help the park become more neutral and also help David Wright and Jason Bay stop shaking there heads as they round 1st as they see a ball in left center or right center go to die. Couple of years ago there was talk about the Mets hosting

Take this with a grain of salt. Chuck Johhnson of NY Baseball Digest just reported the following: A number of sources are indicating the Mets are stepping up their attempts to move their only remaining moveable contract, that of David Wright. With Johan Santana once again shut-down and doubtful to be ready for Opening Day and Jason Bay owning a full-no trade clause, Wright�...

Rockies beat reporter Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post, said via Twitter: “My understanding is that the Mets will hold on to David Wright until the Trade Deadline,” I’m not buying it one bit… As I felt and said all through the 2011 season – that the Mets would never re-sign Jose Reyes – I have that same feeling and even more so for David Wright...

I know this is probably just a rumor swirling around Philly, especially because reports earlier have showed that the Mets aren’t giving Wright away anytime soon. But maybe an offer blew them away…? @ThePhillyPhans have been very accurate and reliable in the past especially with news coming out of Philly. If this is true or the Mets are even considering I don’t think...

In a post to Mets Today, Joe Janish takes a closer look at David Wright‘s 2011 and writes: David Wright suffered through his worst professional season in 2011. … In addition to his offensive problems, Wright’s defense has steadily and dramatically regressed since winning a Gold Glove in 2007 and 2008. … Again, his broken back may have played a part in his poor...

Since 2004, David Wright has been a fan favorite.  His name can be found all over the Mets’ all-time offensive leaderboard and he has accomplished this all before his 29th birthday.  Because of this, some Mets fans would find it impossible to see the team without David Wright and would consider it sacrilege to trade him. However, I’ve been doing some research on the...

I guess I’m just like the Mets in a way, just passing the time until spring training. Even for teams with little chances, spring training brings anticipation and hope. I’m not going to bother you with posts about the Mets not going after guys like Matt Garza and Prince Fielder, because you know as well as I do that’s not going to happen. That’s not news, it is stating the...

David Wright has issued the following statement regarding Jose Reyes: “Jose’s a great friend and a great player. While I will miss him as a friend and teammate, I’m glad he was able to get the contract that he earned and deserved. I truly wish him all the best in Miami. I have trust and faith that we will have a much improved and exciting team and 2012 will be a great year...

#bbpBox_160419785480482816 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_160419785480482816 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }@20Hojo Do you think David Wright is going to bounce back this season? What does he need to do to get back to his '05-'08 self?January 20, 2012 12:53 PM via webReplyRetweetFavorite@MetsOnlineAdam G / MetsOnline #bbpBox_161112161354121216 a...

Photo by Michael BaronHere's an interesting rumor that surfaced today about David Wright, a Phillies site is reporting that they've heard Wright could be traded to the Phillies. A site called ThePhillyPhans at there twitter account originally tweeted the rumor. The founder of that site Kevin Kee is the one who made the tweet. Now this site is much like Mets Fever a fan...

Paul Hoynse of the Cleveland Plain Dealer fielded a question about the Tribe dealing for David Wright in his mailbag feature. Hey, Hoynsie: Just was watching the MLB Network and they suggested the Tribe make a run at David Wright. Matching Lonnie Chisenhall and a couple young pitchers such as David Huff and Corey Kluber could match up well. – Chris Zanon, Canton Hey, Chris...

I’ve been very outspoken about my desire for the New York Mets to trade David Wright and to obtain more key pieces for their rebuilding efforts.  I’ve said several times that David Wright does the New York Mets no good at this point in time.  There is just not enough talent in that lineup around him or in the pitching staff to turn the team into a contender.  I wanted...

For the New York Mets to trade third baseman David Wright would have seemed inconceivable a few seasons ago, but as of this moment, it is the only thing that makes sense. The Mets are going absolutely nowhere for a long time. They just lost short stop Jose Reyes to the Miami Marlins, who may now be poised to join the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves as the elite teams in...

Caught this on MetsBlog, it’s a chart of the Mets PECOTA projections for the 2012 season. Brace yourself because it’s not too pretty… This was originally posted on Baseball Prospectus and my buddy, who is big on this stuff, tells me he anxiously awaits these PECOTA projections every year at this time. I tried to see if they had any other Mets players, but for some...

Since late July, the Mets have parted ways with several players.  First, it was Carlos Beltran leaving his heart in New York to go to San Francisco.  Then Jose Reyes decided to take the money and run the basepaths in Miami.  Soon after, Angel Pagan flapped his wings to the Bay Area.  Even Nick Evans took the job security by signing in Pittsburgh. What do all these players have...