Rockies To Aggressively Pursue David Wright

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• steve October 6, 2011 at 1:39 pm

  I’ve also read the Rockies are looking at trading Ty Wigginton. How ironic would that be?? Wright to the Rox for Wigginton,Pomeranz and there AA Catcher?
  • Who October 9, 2011 at 12:28 am

    Oh goodness no. You’re not trading David Wright for a freakin’ mid-30′s Ty Wigginton. You need young, controllable top prospects in return. Guys in their 0-3 years who the Mets will have control over for cheap for as many years as possible. If Ty Wigginton is acquired in a deal for David Wright, riots ensue outside of Citi Field.
    • METS62FAN October 9, 2011 at 8:50 am

      IT’S BEYIOND MY CAPABILITY TO JUSTIFY THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO LOGICALLY BELIEVE REYES SEES WRIGHT AS A REASON FOR STAYING(COMFORT) YET IT SEEMS THOSE SAME FANS DON’T PERCEIVE THE OPPOOSITE POSSIBILITY, DEALING WRIGHT PUTS MORE WEIGHT TOWARD REYES’ LEAVING WITH MORE $$$/YRS THAN IF WRIGHT WERE STILL IN FLUSHING. IT IS NOT BEYOND REASONABLE CONSIDERASTRION TO BELIEVE HAST THE DIMENSIONAL ALTERATIONS TO CIT’S VASTNESS WILL RETURN WRIGHT TO HIS 30+,100RBI+ PERSONA.

      PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE THE BEST JUDGE OF A PLAYER’S ABILITIES IS NOT HIS HOMETOWN PRESS,MNGT,FANS; BUT HIS COMPETITION’S AS I LIVE IN NC & FORCED TO VIEW ALL 18 NY/ATL GAMES OVER ATL BROADCAST FEEDS, I’VE LEARNED SOMETHING RON,GARY & KEITH WERE LIKELY NEVER SUPPLIED BY SNY IN THEIR ATL GAME-NOTES… IN ATLANTA THEY VIEW THE DAMAGE HEAPED UPON THEM BY WRIGHT AS AKIN TO WHAT CHIPPER HAS WROUGHT IN/ON FLUSHING’S FINEST. SUPRISE!
      I ALSO ‘UNDERSTAND’ THAT THERE ARE DESPERATE, IMPATIENT FANS SO PANIC’D TO IMPROVE THE TEAM’S RESULTS TO DATE, THAT AS THEY VIEW THE ROSTER, THEY ONLY SEE A VERY LOW INVENTORY OF VALUABLE,TRADABLE ASSETS & AS WRIGHT IS AMONG THEM & SOMEWHAT “PRICEY” @ 15M THEY VIEW IT AS A ‘NEED’ TO DO FORGETTING TO CONSIDER HOW GREEN THE PASTURES ARE ELSEWHERE BECAUSE BY SEEING SO MANY OF WRIGHT’S GAMES & SO FEW OF THE TARGET ACQUISITION’S THEY KNOW ALL WRIGHT’S WARTS & FEW OF THE LUSTED AFTER TARGET’S. IN THE CASE OF ROCKIES’ DEALING PROSPECTS, ONLY A FOOL CONSIDERS THAT THEY WOULD PKG THE “BEST OFS” AS OPPOSED TO “THE MOST EXPENDABLES” WHEN 29 TEAMS OUT THERE ARE COVETING EVERY ONE OF THEIR TOP PROSPECTS AS MiLB TEAMS’ RECORDS ARE A DAY TO DAY FOLLOWING IN THE HINTERLANDS. BELIEVE ME, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SPENT MOST OF THE PAST NEARLY 40 YRS LIVING OUTSIDE(DE,GA,CA,NC) “THE NY BASEBALL BUBBLE” THAT THERE ARE EXPONENTIALLY MORE ROCKIES FANS WHO COULD PICK POMERANTZ OUT OF A LINEUP THAN NY FANS COULD WITH HARVEY! WHO IN THEIR RATIONAL MIND CAN MAKE A ROCKIES CASE FOR PKGING POMERANZT ALONG WITH 2 OTHER TOP PROSPECTS AS SOME OF U CONTRIVED. NB, EVERY REASON U CAN MUSTER FOR THE ROCKIES TO DO SO IS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION FOR METS NOT DOING IT. FOR EXAMPLE:

      ROCKIES NEED MORE MLB RUN PRODUCTION OR
      WRIGHT’S NUMBERS WILL SKYROCKET IN DENVER OR
      PROSPECTS ARE QUESTIONS, WRIGHT IS AN ANSWER.

      CONVERSLY WHY SHOULD THE METS’ NOT KEEP WRIGHT BECAUSE HIS NUMBERS SHOULD SKYROCKET IN RECONFIGURED CITI AS WELL AS;

      WRIGHT IS O U R ANSWER, WE REALLY DON’T REQUIRE MORE QUESTIONS.

      SORRY, U DESPERATE FOR CHANGE, IMPATIENT, UNWASHED MOB; BUT DEALING ONE OF THE TOP 5 3B IN NL IS RARELY A PLUS
      BTW WHOEVER CAUTIONED ANSERING A QUESTION WITH A QUESTION IS NOT AN ANSWER, WOULD BE APALLED BY THOSE ATTEMPTING TO ANSWER THE QUERY OF, “HOW DO WE GET BETTER” BY SUPPLYING 3 QUESTIONS (PROSPECTS/SUSPECTS)

      ARE THERE 3B GTE WRIGHT? CERTAINLY, UNLESS YOU’RE GETTING ONE IN RETURN, WHY BOTHER CONSIDERING? BTW SAME EXACTY ARGUEMENT HAS ALWAYS PERVAILED ABOUT REYES @ SS.

      HISTORICALLY SPEAKING THERE ARE 3 PROVEN METHODS FOR IMPROVING A MLB TEAM’S RECORD IN > 5 YRS. 1) SIGN AS MANY TOP FREE AGENTS AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERY WEAK AREA ON YOUR PRESENT ROSTER. 2) TRADE EXPENDABLE HIGH PRICED VETERANS FOR TOP PROSPECTS OR VICE VERSA. 3) DRAFT EVERY SIGNIFICANT COLLEGE GRADUATE AMATEUR AS POSSIBLE.

      AS 1 & 3 ARE PRECLUDED BY THIS TIME, IT APPEARS WE’RE IN FOR A LONG HAUL REQUIRING MATURE FANS’ PATIENCE OR ARE RELYING UPON #2, “PURE GOOD LUCK/FORTUNE” LONG TIME IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY IN THE SHADOW OF THE UNISPHERE. BTW, HAS ANYONE CONSIDERED THIS HIERARCHY CONSIDERED BOTH BEATO & EMAUS AS “READY” LEAVING THE POSSIBILITY THAT WRIGHT COULD BE GONE WITH ONLY ANOTHER BEATO & EMAUS ON THE MLB ROSTER, OTHERS IN AAA,AA AS DETERMINED. THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS N O T AN ANSWER TO ANY PERTINENT QUERY!

      THE ROCKIES’ GUYS ARE MUCH,MUCH BETTER? TO WHOM & ON WHAT AUTHORITY? CRAPSOOT REC’D FOR A SURE BET. NOT A WINNING CONSIDERATION. HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING? STEVE, HAS THIS “OLD CODGER WITH 50+ YRS BASEBALL FAN EXPERUIENCE MISSED ANYTHING?
• any October 6, 2011 at 1:46 pm

  at least the Wright questions really don’t happen until the 2013 season, since mets could easily just pick up that option early and not worry about it this year.
• Original Mets Fan October 6, 2011 at 1:57 pm

  Here’s the thing, wouldn’t we be wrong to trade Wright at a time when his value is at a career low? Why would they give us anymore than a couple of low grade prospects for a rental with a bad back and coming off the worst season of his career and who peaked in 2007?
  • NJstuckinTX October 6, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    He’s marketable, relatively young, might be able to work out an extension with him when the team is winning, his numbers even in his down year are much better than average, the market for 3B is pretty bad and he fits 2 of the 3 needs the Rox stated they needed.
    • steve October 6, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      Face it the Mets are rebuilding! Go get Pomeranz,he could be part of a great rotation going forward? The 15 mill Alderson can save on Wright will get him 3-4 players? Adding that it also opens up 3rd for Murphy,or Lutz!! Till Flores or Marte are ready?
      • NJstuckinTX October 6, 2011 at 2:26 pm

        I’m still against trading Wright, but if it makes the team better, then I would not complain about it at all. Just hope some of these kids can live up to our expectations.

        And yes, Pomeranz does seem to be the real deal, so it would be him + some others or no deal for me.
      • alex68 October 6, 2011 at 2:28 pm

        steve,

        while i agree with you, i don’t think the mets front office is thinking that way, we saved all kinds of money this year by rid of krod’s salary, plus the expiring contracts of reyes, beltran, ollie and castillo, yet, there’s no talk about adding the same amount we saved, but instead is cutting more payroll, that is the reason why the news about david wright is out there.. it seems we can’t keep reyes and wright.. it has nothing to do with rebuilding, more with finances.
        • any October 6, 2011 at 2:55 pm

          they aren’t cutting more payroll. just not spending everything that came off the books (that is based on the reported by Sandy 100-110 range expected).

          And they can afford both of them in that, they just can’t add any more big ticket guys in addition to it.

          anyway, this news seems to be coming from Col. meaning they are going after him, not that the Mets are shopping him.
          • alex68 October 6, 2011 at 3:10 pm

            they cannot affor them both, our gm said so when he said we cannot afford to pay 3 or 4 guys more than 15 million dollars per year unlike the yankees, phillies and red sox
            • METS62FAN October 8, 2011 at 7:55 am

              ALEX, WHO ARE YOUR 4, AS I SEE IT REYES+WRIGHT = 2 AS SANTANA EXPIRES IN ’13 ALONG WITH BAY, U DEMURE ON SANTANA’S 25M OPTION AS TOO MUCH FOR A 35 YR OLD MULTI SURGRY SURVIVOR & REPLACE HIM WITH THE BEST OF HARVEY,FAMILIA,WHEELER,ETC FOR ’14. SIMILARLY U BUY OUT BAY’S ’14 OPTION @ 3M AS CERTAINLY THERE’S A FARM PRODUCT READY FOR MLB BY THEN AS THE CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE. SO ALEX, IN 2014 WHEN WRIGHT’S DECISION IS MANDATORY RESIGNING HIM AT I’M GUESSING 20M+ PER STILL LEAVES U @ 2 REYES+WRIGHT. I BELIEVE SANDY ALDERSON IS PROVING MUCH MORE FORWARD TYHINKING BEFORE COMMENTING THAN U GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR AS AN HARVARD EDUCATED LAWYER I BELIEVE HE’S ASTUTE ENOUGH NOT TO ALLOW HIS MOUTH TO CONSTRUCT AN INESCAPABLE BOX AROUND HIS OPTIONS. WHILE WE’RE ALL HOPING BOTH SANTANA & BAY BOUNCE BACK IN THE INTERIM AS TO MAKE THEIR PARTING DEBATE WORTHY; I BELIEVE THE FACT THAT 2014 SEES SANTANA # 35 & BAY @ 36 SWEEPS THE ISSUE INTO “NO-BRAINER” CONSIDERATION RATHER THAN CONTINUE THE $42.5M BLEEDING THEIR EXTENSIONS WOULD CAUSE & CHOOSE TO CAUTERIZE WITH THE COMBINED 8.5M BUYOUTS!
              IT WOULD APPEAR AS IF OMAR WAS MUCH MORE ASTUTE IN HIS CONTRACT EXPIRAION PLANNING AS TO PROVIDE HIS SUCCESSOR WITH CONSIDERABLE LEVERAGE & OPTIONS. PERHAPS IT’S EASIER FOR OTHERS TO COMPREHEND IF I BREAK OUT THOSE NYM LIKELY EARNING 15M OR MORE BY YR:
              2011: SANTANA,BAY,WRIGHT
              2012:SANTANA,BAY,WRIGHT, (REYES?)
              2013 SANTANA BAY,WRIGHT, (REYES?)
              2014:(WRIGHT?, REYES?)
              MY CRYSTAL BALL CLOUDS UP BEYOND ’14; BUT I ANTICIPATE DAVIS MAY JOIN THE MINORITY MULTI-MILLIONAIRES CLUB & THE GM CAN CERTAINLY MANAGE SELECTIVLY LIKELY ATTEMPTING A PREEMPTIVE LIMITING BY FOLLOWING MINAYA’S LEAD ON REYES,WRIGHT & LOCKING UP THE FUTURES OF THOSE PROJECTED AS STUDS EARLIER THAN LATER.
              THIS JUST CONCLUDED LEAGUE PORTION OF THE PLAYOFFS HAS PROVEN INTRUGUING AS IT RELATES TO PAYROLL LEVELS SINCE THE 2(NYY,PHL) HIGHEST PAYROLLS IN MLB WERE BOTH ELIMINATED IN THEIR 167th GAME AND IF U TAKE THE 30 FRANCHISE PAYROLLS & CUT THEM @ 2 POSITIONS OF THOSE OVER 100M, THOSE UNDER 80M CREATING LOW/MIDDLE/UPPER CATEGORIES OF <80M, 80-100M, 100M+
              U FIND THAT FOR THE END OF THE '11 SEASON THERE ARE 40%(12 TEAMS) IN THE BOTTOM CATEGORY, 20%(6 TEAMS) IN THE MIDDLE & 40%(12 TEAMS IN THE UPPER. BTW FOR THE MOST PART, IT APPEARS THAT SELIG'S "SHARE THE WEALTH" PHILOSOPHY & PRACTICES HAVE BLURRED TYHE LINES OF MARKET SIZE AS AMONG THE UPPER ECHELON U NOW FIND THOSE THAT HAVE USUALLY BEEN CONSIDERED MORE CONSERVATIVE MID-MKT SPENDERS LIKE MINMESOTA,DETROIT & ST LOUIS(PRE ALBERT NEW DEAL) AS THE SPLIT AMONG THE FOUR LAST CONTENDERS REFLECTS 2 UPPERS(STL,DET) Vs 2 MIDS(TEX,MIL) AS IT SEEMS THOSE OF THE HUYZAINGER(sp?) PILOSOPHICAL BENT(NYY,PHL) HSVE BEEN THROTTLED BY BUD'S "SLUGS"lol
              CONSIDERING THE WORLD ECCONOMIC ATMOSPHERE SINCE '08 BASEBALL ONCE MORE PROVES ITSELF SOMEWHAT IMMUNE AS THE ABOVE DESCRIBED CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS BY PAYROLL SIZE UNDERWENT A SIGNIFICANT TURBULANCE BETWEEN THE BEGINNIBNG & THE END OF THIS SEASON ALONE AS 2010 ENDED WITH A % SPLIT OF 26.6% UPPER,33.3% MIDLE & 40% LOWER U CAN SEE A DEFINITE "MOVIN' ON UP" TENDANCY FROM MID RANGE TEAMS AS 4(SF,MIN,LAD,STL) INCREASED ENOUGH TO JUMP FORWARD & ONE(HOU) DECREASED TO DROP DOWN REDUCING THE MID POPULATION FROM 10 TEAM ENDING 2010 TO 6 TEAMS ENDING 2011. WHILE THE RANGERS MOVING FROM THE LOW TO MIDDLE REPLACED THEIR TEXAS 'COUSINS' IN THE POPULATION PERCENTAGES. SINCE 2010 HAD 22 OF 30 TEAMS BELOW 100M IN PAYROLL AND 2011 ENDS WITH 18 OF 30 BELOW 100M. THE QUESTION REMAINS IS ALDERSON'S PREDICTION FOR A 100-110M PAYROLL THAT DRACONIAN? SURELY IT'S MORE THAN CONCEIVABLE THAT THERE'S ROOM TO RETAIN BOTH REYES & WRIGHT WHILE STILL FLIRTING AROUND THAT MID-UPPER BOUNDARY
          • alex68 October 6, 2011 at 3:18 pm

            “It’s very difficult, unless you’re one of a couple of teams, to have three, four guys making $15 million-plus,” Alderson said. “I don’t care who you are — again, with the exception maybe of a couple of teams. So I would expect we’ll be looking actively in the free-agent market, but we’ve got to get it to a position where we can be active every year and not be hamstrung by existing contracts.”

            Sandy alderson
            • Mr North Jersey October 6, 2011 at 3:40 pm

              Yes that is the quote I remember as well but I would not say that he is saying they can’t have both Wright & Reyes. Keyword there is “difficult”.

              Remember he also said “When you have $75 million of that tied up in four or five players, some of whom aren’t playing, it’s not a good situation to be in where you’re trying to fill out the rest of the team and be competitive in a very difficult division,”
            • Joe Diaz October 6, 2011 at 8:16 pm

              So Alex are you saying he should spend every cent that came off the books this offseason even though the free gent market is very weak? Logic baby!
      • METS62FAN October 7, 2011 at 10:24 am

        STEVE, AS A MET FANATIC FOR EVERY YR OF METS’ EXISTANCE, I WOULD HAVE TO CAUTION THAT, IF IN LIFE IN GERNERAL, A BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH AT LEAST 2 IN THE BUSH; THEN AS AN ORIGINAL FAN WHO’S WAITED 40+ YRS FOR A 3B SOLUTION WE CAN COUNT ON,I MUST EXCLAIM, 3B? METS? A 3B IN HAND IS WORTH AT LEAST 6 IN THE BUSH(FARM), IN MY ESTIMATION THE ULTIMATE DECISION ON DAVID RELIES UPON THE MEDICAL DOSSIER RELATIVE TO HIS BACK.

        IT’S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO THESE MED/TRAINER INTERVIEWS AS THERE WAS ONE VERY IMPORTANT ONE CONCERNING DAVIS & WRIGHT, DAVIS HAD A BONE BRUISE, WWRIGHT A STRESS FRACTURE, NOW I’M NOT CERTAIN IF IT WAS MEANT AS IT WAS REPORTED BUT OSTENSIBLY SPEAKING THE INTERVIEWEE STATED THE 2 CONSITIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR AS HE CORRELATED A STRESS FRACTURE TO ACTUALLY BEING A BRUISING OF THE BONE TYPE INJURY & NOT AN ACTUAL “CRACK OR BREAKAGE” A KEY CONSIDERATION IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS BEING A CONSTANT SOURCE(CHRONIC ISSUE) OF CONCERN AS WE SAW HIS ‘E’ TOTALS ESCALATE PERCIPITOUSLY AFTER HIS RETURN, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF GB HE DIDN’T QUITE GET HIS GLOVE LOW ENOUGH FOR, BACK? WHO KNIOWS? IF I’M NOT MISTAKEN SCOTT ROLEN HAS ENDURED A CHRONIC BACK ISSUE FOR YRS. WAS THAT AN UNDERLYING CAUSE FOR PHL JETTISONING HIM OR WAS IT PURELY A CONTRACTUAL ISSUE AS REPORTED? HOW’S PHL 3B SOLUTIONS FARED SINCE?
        • steve October 8, 2011 at 9:14 am

          Wow thanks for the Medical update. Im not sure if you have me confused with someone else,but i wasn’t saying the Mets should trade Wright,because he was injured? All my comment was is if the Mets are not going to sign Jose ,they should trade Wright? Thanks again for the history lesson on Mets 3rd baseman,but if they could trade Wright for Pomeranz and Nolan Arenado you would have a Met 3rd baseman for the next 6 years,and be paying him alot less?
          All due respect but if you were around in 62 you must be old? So i respect the fact your days are numbered and you want to see the Mets win before your pushing daises up? But as someone who must be alot younger than you,i want to relieve the Mets from 1984-1990? I want to see this team built for sustained winning. I like your analogy on the birds,awesome you must have been a teacher? It reminds me that also if the Mets consummate the trade with Rockies beside getting Arenada,they will also get Pomeranz.Adding say another bird in the bush to go along with the others,Harvey-Wheeler-Mejia-Familia-Morris-Urbina-Tapia?
          With the whole history of this franchise the METS HAVE WON WHEN THERE PITCHING HAS BEEN TOP SHELF. SO i believe the Mets will be in a better position going forward with those 2 players then they would be with just Wright? But in that if Colorado wont put both of those players in the trade,i’d walk away.Again thanks Mets62fan but you can leave my name out of this?
          • METS62FAN October 8, 2011 at 10:19 am

            STEVE, HOW DO I RESPOND TO U & OMIT YOUR NAME, AS IT REMINDS ME OF ANOTHER ‘HOTSHOT’ PROSPECT THAT WE ACQUIRED TRADING A HOMEGROWN STUD, STEVE HENDERSON.BTW, STEVE HENDERSON, DANO NORMAN, ALEX OCHOA, DAMON BUFORD WERE ALL SOMEONE’S GOOD IDEA OF INVESTMENTS FOR THE FUTURE… WHILE, STEVE, U HAVE THESE NON-RECOLLECTIONS OF THOSE HAPPY 80s YOU ARE DELUDING YOURSELF IF YOU DON’T RECOGNIXE THE MISERY FROM ’74-83 PROVIDED THE FARM PRODUCE THAT WAS CONSUMED IN THOSE YEARS. JUST AS 62-68 PROVIDED FOR ’69 & ’73. TO EXPERIENCE WHAT U SEEK HISTORICALLY INVOLVES CONSIDERABLE PAIN & LANGUISH & BTW IT’S NOT LIMITED TO FLUSHING JUST AS ATLANTA’S HISTORICAL RUN OF THE 90s WAS PAID FOR BY THE SUCCESSIVE LAST PLACES OF THEIR 80s IN THE WEST. AND YOU MUST AT LEAST BE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE LEARNED THE PHILLIES ARE RENOWNED AS THE BIGGEST MLB LOSER OF ALL TIME. TYPICALLY THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS & NOT ENOUGH PROMISING PROSPECTS ON THE MARKET SINCE THOSE MORE CONSERVATIVE FRANCHISES KNOW MUCH BETTER THAN MOST THE TRUE VALUE OF GROWING A “DIFFERENCE MAKER” TO DEAL ONE THAT U HAVE NOURISHED THROUGH YOUR DEVELOPMENT FOR AN UNPROVEN “RUMORED TO BECOM”E TO A TEAM MUCH MORE ASTUTE THAN YOU IN EVALUATING TYHEIR OWN ASSETS. IS POTENTIALLY THE EQUIVILENT OF TRADING TYOUR MILK PRODUCING COW FOR THOSE ‘SILLY MAHICAL BEANS, JACK.
            TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT HEILMAN.KAZMIR,PELFREY WERE ALL ONCE CONSIDERED ‘TOP PROSPECTS’ BY SOMEONE.
            AS I AM ADMITTEDLY WEAK IN MiLB DETAILS FOR OTHER CLUBS, I’LL RELY ON ALEX68′S POMERANTZ DESCRIPTION AS 6’5″ & THROWS HARD.
            ADD 4 MORE INCHES & HIS NAME IS PELFREY.. U SEE, STEVE PROSPECTS ARE ALL SUSPECTS UNTIL 12 MOS OF EXCELLENT MLB PRODUCTION. PRIMARILY WHY THERE IS ONLY 1 ROY/LEAGUE & NOT 1/FRANCHISE EVERYONE THINKS THEY HAVE THE NEXT ONE.
            ALSO JOBA CHAMBERLAIN, F-MART & LASTINGS MILLEDGE WERE ALL ONE TIME “TOP PROMISES” WHY ARE THE ROCK’S CONTINGENT ANY DIFFERENT? WITH ALL THE MLB FOCUS BEING TARGETED TOWARDS ACQUIRING TOP PROSPECTS OVER VETERANS WHY WOULD A CLUB WHO THEMSELVES ARE REBUILDING GIVE YOU HIGH FUTURE VALUE FOR POTENTIALLY DECLINING OLDER TALENT? SOME GIFT HORSES DEMAND CLOSER INSPECTION JUST ASK THE ANCIENT GREEKS OF TROY.
            AS FOR AGE, MY YOUNG FRIEND MOST LIKELY, MY GUESS IS MY AGE IS THE # REVERSAL OF YOURS. I’M 61. BASICLY OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD MY VERY FIRST LIVE GAME EXPERIENCE IN EBBETS FIELD @ AGE 5 OR 6.
  • t agee October 6, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    Depends on what their offering.

    Wright, Wilmer Flores, Den Deker and one of Duda/Dykstra/Welch for Pomeranz and Rosario.
• alex68 October 6, 2011 at 2:21 pm

  is this the end of david wright??!?? it all comes down to payroll, and reyes price tag.. and what we are getting for him in terms of players back… too many questions, the hot stove will def be hot this year…
• Matt October 6, 2011 at 2:32 pm

  Alderson should be on the phone right now with the Rockies offering Wright for Nolan Arenado and a pitching prosepct (Rex Brothers, Peter Tago, Christian Friedrich). Of course, this story probably has no legs, but Nolan Arenado is a future stud who will be MLB ready by 2013…kid is an F-ing beast!
• Met Maniac October 6, 2011 at 2:35 pm

  I would happily volunteer to drive David to the airport and carry his bags if they nned me to.
  • alex68 October 6, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can i call shotgun!!?!?
• Pete October 6, 2011 at 4:03 pm

  if they are moving the fences in, why would they trade Wright now? If anyone on the Mets will benefit from that, it will be Wright!
  • Joe Diaz October 6, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    You could move the fences in 50 feet it won’t do him any good if he can’t get around on a fastball anymore.he gets beat often on 89-90 MPH fastballs and that worries me.He could use a change of scenery.
• Metfan October 6, 2011 at 4:24 pm

  If we can get some of our needs met, like starting pitching or reliever (not good guys but proven hurlers) as a fan I would support a trade. I think Wright has soured a lot of fans. Personally, I was tired of seeing him Whiff with runners on base. He could have gotten so mnay good hits but failed so often. Everyone knows he is the “face” of the franchise, but Reyes would assume that position if resigned. If Wright is at his apex for trade value NOW, I would trade him. In Colorado he could have a 35 home run season. More power to him.
• NJstuckinTX October 6, 2011 at 5:16 pm

  Per MLBTR Chat today:

  Comment From Michael
  What do you see the Mets doing this off season?
  3:27

  Ben Nicholson-Smith:
  I think they’ll offer arbitration to Reyes and see him leave, tweak the rotation, tender Pelfrey a contract, non-tender Pagan, consider trades for Wright and add a couple relievers.

  At least we can bet our bottom dollars that the sun will be out tomorrow… yikes.
  • Kramer67 October 6, 2011 at 7:25 pm

    I wouldnt put any credence into what a blogger from another site says especially one that thrives on rumors most of which never come to pass.
• Joe Diaz October 6, 2011 at 7:02 pm

  Rockies will not trade Pomeranz so we’re not getting him.They just traded Ubaldo for him,no way they’re giving him up for Wright.They’ve already said he’s untouchable.They do have some other nice pieces that make them a good match for the Mets.
  • t agee October 7, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    What could the Indians have been thinking? Talk about delusions of grandeur. Reminds me of Duquette and J. Wilpon.

    Not saying Jimenez isn’t a lot better than Zambranno was but he sure didn’t pitch that much better than Zambranno before or after the trade.
    • alex68 October 7, 2011 at 1:57 pm

      well, they traded sabathia for a super stud named matt laporta remember?!?!?
      how did that work out for them??!?? laporta in 900 + at bats has 30 hr’s 115 rbi’s and has a batting average of 234!!!! jimenez is a stud, and most likely whatver the rockies got for him will turn out to be crap..
      don’t forget justin smoak, another stud that seatle got for cliff lee is a complete bust… so i rather an establish major leaguer any day than a “prospect” who’s done nothing in the majors…
      • Joe Diaz October 8, 2011 at 10:52 pm

        Pomeranz will be among the best pitchers in baseball in a couple of years.They fleeced Cleveland for Jiminez.You’re going to call Smoak a bust after 1 year?
      • Who October 9, 2011 at 12:25 am

        Jimenez is damaged goods. Losing 2+ MPH off your fastball hurts any pitcher, no matter how hard they previously threw.
• San Fran October 7, 2011 at 9:04 am

  Trade him. TOO MANY STRIKE OUTS!!! TRADE HIM TODAY
• alan October 7, 2011 at 11:28 am

  This is such a poorly written article. It gives all kinds of reasons for the Rockies interest in David Wright but as a Mets fan I only want to know what they are willing to give the Mets in return for him.

  This kind of journalism is just a waste of time!
  • Matt October 7, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    “Journalism”…Dude, it’s a blog.
• alan October 7, 2011 at 11:30 am

  And one more thing…..I am not familiar with the player that some of you are referring to by the name of Pomeranz.

  Some info please?
  • alex68 October 7, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    drew pomeranz a 6’5 pitcher who throws hard.. +

    http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=pomera001tho
• Sach October 7, 2011 at 12:44 pm

  It is difficult to have a 100MM payroll with 4 16MM plus per year players on your roster and obviously Sandy is stuck with Santana and Bay the next 2 yrs., so if I was Sandy I would pick up the phone and pursue that Wright trade- Wright and 4MM of his salary the next 2 seasons, Mike Pelfrey, Brad Holt and Robert Carson for Rockies 3B pospect Nolan Arenado, C prospect Wilin Rosario ( who is regarded to be the top catching prospect in the bigs) and SP prospect Alex White. Of course for Wright to have any real prospect package value this offseason, it would have to be worked out that his 2013 team option with the Mets gets transferred to the Rockies. Murphy at 3B next season, also move Wilmer Flores to 3B next season- Arenado and Flores waiting in the wings at 3B. If resigning Reyes boils down to keeping Reyes or Wright, I think this trade makes a lot of sense for Sandy and the Mets.
  • Joe Diaz October 8, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Yeah I’m sure the Rockies would love to give up 3 of the best prospects in baseball for Wright and 3 pieces of garbage.Pelfrey,Holt and Carson? Who do you think the Rockies GM is Minaya?