7
2011
David Wright Is NOT Available!
An article by Craig Lerner
Yesterday on MLBTR, they linked to a report in the Detroit News, that the Detroit Tigers were interested in David Wright.
“David Wright looks as if he will be available and the Tigers almost certainly will be among those clubs inquiring. The New York Mets third baseman is only 28 and has the bat, as well as the glove, to make third base an All-Star position in Detroit.”
I was actually going to comment on this yesterday, but thought it was so baseless I decided to pass on it. I felt better about my decision as the day went on and I noticed that all of the other MMO bloggers passed on the report as well.
With that said, now I see that this ridiculous and speculative report is running rampant on Twitter and has infiltrated the Mets blogosphere. I had to step in and inject some sanity and become the voice of reason. Sanity and reasoning are still good things, right?
Let me begin by saying that Sandy Alderson or any other member of the front office has never said they are looking to divest themselves of David Wright. There are no quotes, no audio, no video, just some mindless speculation generated by a would-be writer from a mid-western newspaper. I use the word “writer” rather loosely.
The only thing that the Mets front office has ever said, was the sound and logic reasoning that they would listen to any offers, but that didn’t mean any specific players were available. That is the same stance you would hear from about 29 of the other 29 front offices in baseball.
When this writer says, “David Wright looks as if he would be available”, what he is really saying is “I got nothing, and I need to feed the wife and kids, so I’m gonna run a story on Wright because the Mets owners are in some turmoil which must mean a fire sale is now on.”
Looking at this from another perspective, what MLB team wouldn’t want to get their hands on David Wright?
Are the Tigers the only team that would be interested in Wright?
What team couldn’t use a 27-year old star third baseman with a lifetime .385 OBP and .900 OPS?
Reality Check!
Does anyone really believe that this new front office is going to take over a team that was in shambles, and make their first order of business trading David Wright – the team’s best player by far when you consider the statistics that matter most?
Short of Troy Tulowitzki, Tim Lincecum, Albert Pujols, and a few others, Wright has maybe a dozen or so equals in terms of value in a one-for-one swap. And to trade wright as this writer suggest for a package of prospects, is just about the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard. Someone should take away his keyboard.
Let’s be real, shall we?
David Wright is going nowhere. He is under Mets control until the end of the 2013 season and there is no rush and no push to trade him. In fact, I would bet that the new minority owner, whomever it will be, will sit back and watch his new investment get rid of their number one marketing chip. If Sandy Alderson did that, even I who absolutely endorsed him as GM, would be the first one to sign a petition to oust him.
You don’t build a team from within and then trade the best thing ever to come out of your farm system in a quarter-century. You just don’t do it.
I could understand and even tolerate all the talk about trading Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes because they are each in their walk years and are obviously very available as any players in their position would be.
But can we please can all the “David Wright is on the block” talk for now?
About the Author: Craig Lerner
I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.
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In other words someone whoi you claim has absolutely no knowldge of the situation is being ripped apart by you who obviously has no knowledge of the situation. Youy Sir are worse than the originator because you presume to know that he knows nothing and ylou don’ty know it for a fact. As a matter of fact, reading your words, you have no knowledge. Therefore you are the worst of all possible worlds. Know nothings blasting other know nothings ain’t acting like you know something.
And what do you know? Are you even a real Mets fan? You are blasting me for blasting someone who asserts that Wright is on the trading block? You should kiss the ground I walk on but I’ll accept an apology instead. I’m not a paid journalist and he is! Wake up. He is OBLIGATED to report based on facts and not fiction. If he wanted to write a post about how great it would be to get Wright, than do it without pulling the wool over our eyes. As for you, the most ignorant one in all of this is you for wating my time with your absurd, unwise and ridiculous comment.
Kiss the ground YOU walk on? Do you know if Sandy and the Tigers GM had a private cell phone chat this morning?
Were you in the room?
I know David Wright is a HUGE favorite of saber/rotisserie/fantasy baseball people so I have a feeling i know where you’re coming from. You like him because of his numbers. That’s it.
Your reporting on this site is the most biased of any staff writer. Do you have a huge shrine to the Holy Trinity that is the Mets front office in your living room?
He’s a huge favorite of knowledgeable Mets fans that like winning. I wonder why you don’t like him.
And while I’ll agree that Craig’s writing is not exactly neutral, he’s far from the most biased.
I dont share your enthusiasm for Wright and if it came down to keeping Wright or Reyes I want Reyes. Trading Wright now gives us a huge return, and the $16 million a year he gets paid can go to keeping Reyes who may not have better stats than Wright, but is more important to the team and winning.
Personally, I wouldn’t get rid of either one. But, given the choice I would have to agree with you! Reyes is such an asset to this team. We all saw what happens when he isn’t playing. I am not saying that Wright isn’t important I just don’t think he carries the same weight! Just my thought!
This is the biggest non story of the week. Why you felt the need to even go as far as to call the writer’s article “ridiculous and speculative” is beyond me but whatever to each his own.
All the writer in the end did was share his thoughts (not the Tigers or Mets) on why he thinks Wright may be available (the reason being that he thinks they are “unsettled”) and how he could help the Tigers and what it might take to trade for him.
That’s it. No according to sources no according to unnamed NY MLB connection no according to anything. Just his thoughts and opinions. Just reading what he said should of made that loud and clear.
“— As mentioned last week, David Wright looks as if he will be available and the Tigers almost certainly will be among those clubs inquiring.”
detroitnews.com/article/20110506/OPINION03/105060427/1336/OPINION0322
Here is what he mentioned last week.
“The Tigers must deal for another bat. And the position they must desperately need to bolster is third base, where Brandon Inge is batting .212 and blowing up inning.
He might become the hitter he showed he could be two springs ago, but it isn’t happening. And this is a team that can no longer forsake offense in an infield that doesn’t generate enough of it this side of Cabrera.
The Tigers’ best bet would be to corner the New York Mets and offer a package for David Wright that the unsettled Mets will likely need to consider.”
detroitnews.com/article/20110501/OPINION03/105010317/1336/OPINION0322
Non-story of the week.
Send him packing…….ASAP
Sandy Alderson would be smart to field offers for Wright starting now, trade him and sign Reyes long term. Reyes is literally irreplaceable, as a leadoff man as a shortstop and as a sparkplug to the team. Thirdbasemen like Wright are easier to replace. Lets not get all sentimental here just because he is homegrown, he has become a streaky hitter who strikes out much more than he should. I would go to the A’s and offer Wright for Cahill straight up, if not go for Anderson or Gio Gonzalez plus prospects, theyre all studs
David Wright K-Tracker: 123 AB – 35 K
Looking at David Wright it’s obvious how he has been struggling. A look at where he ranks among all MLB 3B in many offensive categories.
D. Wright Ranking Among MLB 3B:
01st = Strikeouts 35/K
10th = Batting Average .244/BA
08th = Slugging Percentage .423/SLG
09th = On Base Percentage .343/OBP
03rd = Home Runs 5/HR (Tied with 5)
07th = Runs Batted In 16/RBI (Tied with 4)
01st = Runs 22/R
07th = Hits 30/H (Tied with 2)
08th = Doubles 7/2B (Tied with 6)
02nd = Walks 19/BB (Tied with 2)
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/position/3b/order/true
I agree that David Wright is a beast and a top 10 offensive player in baseball but that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t be made available. If the marlins were to offer the mets Ham Ram straight up for Wright I would do it in a heartbeat. Sandy would be stupid to say any of his players is unavailable for trade.
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It isn’t really an either/or. Sandy could well trade both of them. And by the way, Detroit writer, David’s glovework could best be described as “not putrid.” The only way to ensure mediocrity in the field is to trade for Ike Davis as well.
Strawberry – 8 seasons with the Mets. Piazza – 8 seasons with the Mets. Hojo – 9 seasons with the Mets. Reyes is in season #9 and Wright is in season #8 with the Mets…if history is any indicator, these guys are gone. Wright is owed 2 more years and is in obvious decline, hopefully he gets traded since someone will definitely want a cracker with a pretty smile who can hit HRs who is also signed for 2 more years. As for Reyes, the Mets would be insane to trade him because he shows no signs of decline, in fact, he is getting better, and since he will be a rental player, nobody is going to give up too much for him. Sign Reyes, trade Wright!
Blow it up and start over. Too many losers right now.