2009, other than fewer HRs, he was hitting a ton until he got beaned (probably should never have come back that year).

2010, production #s were right up there, so can you consider .285/28/100+ to be a down year? maybe off his standards, but not in general.

2011, he was hurt.

and I don’t think is was an either/or, nor was DW “chosen” It just happened the Reyes became a FA and had the choice to leave. Still 2 years away from that point with Wright.

He’ll probably be lucky to 400HRs.

If it was a choice of Either Or, Reyes vs Wright I would have taken Reyes merely for the fact that Reyes has never really had a down year, injured years yes but when he was there he performed! Can’t say the same for Wright!

And considering we seemingly have two young Power Hitters in Davis and Duda it would seem we could get away with losing Wright’s power bat in favor of keeping that OB Dynamo for them to drive in.

Too late now which means Wright has been chosen and now the only question seems to be will they give up on him the way they gave up on Reyes?

Knowing when to say when on your current players is a huge part of being a GM and frequently means making unpopular decisions but we really have no choice if we ever want to have a coherent, non disjointed starting lineup.

OF looks like some combination of Duda, Kirk, Lagares, den Dekker, Puello, Vaughn, Cecceliani, Zapata and Gomez could be a plus in the batters box, base paths and the field. 1B is set. Adding MI and catcher to that is critical.

Jean Segura (2B LAA) or Billy Hamilton (SS Cinn) or Tommy Joseph, Andrew Susak or Hector Sanchez (C SF Giants) would really give this franchise a chance to put a good starting 8 out there. Angels and Reds could very well be in the market next off season and the Giants could move Sandaval for MI help, you never know.

If it were possible to get one of the above guys or someone else, the combination of that guy and whoever takes 3B would almost certainly be better than Wright alone from 31-35.

A big 2012 might bring some real interest in the off season and we should be all ears but there are many outstanding 3B prospects all over the minor leagues. That position is running at a surplus right now.

I would love to have had Wright’s age 31 season but not if it means having his 34 and 35 year old season. When you look at how many guys have just dropped off the cliff at 32, 33 and 34 it’s just not worth it. You may make a mistake here and there of a year or two but better that than making a number of them that last 4 or 5 years each.

My opinion is listen very closely next off season, after picking up the option and if there’s nothing, then take the picks. He’s not going to be getting better after age 30 and with some combination of Murphy, Lutz, Flores or Marte and even Satin if necessary the money would be better utilized elsewhere and the risk would be severely minimized as well.

this is probably where they end up if he doesn’t play well enough to get a boatload of top prospects back, but not poorly enough that he isn’t worth keeping another year.

Keep in mind too that when any new deal started, he would be significantly older than Zimmerman was when he signed his (2014 will be IIRC his age 31 season). So that is a big likely reason he doesn’t get 5-6 years.

and since the mets control him for 2 more year, and it really is a mystery what he will be over that time, no reason to try to do anything now. After this season, then it makes sense to try and work out the future (for both sides).

I am sure the Mets would extend him now, but it would have to be team friendly. And additional 2 years @ 16/per (basically what he gets now)? I would bet they do that. But would he take it, knowing that he would hit FA again at age 32 (going into his age 33 season)?

I would also bet that if his agent asked for a 6 year deal at Jose money+ right now (tearing up his existing contract), they most likely don’t do it.

really no rush though. The team is at a bit of a crossroads, and frankly, so is Wright’s career.

Early in Wrights career, he was at best a potential HOF’er and at least a Mets all time great and All Star with a decent glove. He had power, average and speed…showed good contact and the ability to hit with 2 strikes and was pretty clutch.

Now he’s high strike out, low average guy, who isn’t that clutch, who can hit 20+ HR’s with injury problems. He went from being one of the top tree 3rd basemen in the game to a top three 3rd basemen in his own division.

But, Wrights also been the “face” of the franchise. Majority of fans love him and he says and does all the right things. That aspect shouldn’t be undervalued, especially on a team that has as many problems as they have.

Why has the production dropped? Was it because of Cain’s FB? the move to CityField and adjusting his approach to compensate? the injuries? the lack of decent protection in the line up? the inability to handle the pressure of being “the guy”? I personally think the answer is “D. all of the above”.

If Wright continues to hit the way he’s trending, then I’m not sure he’s worth a big contract. Who here would give him “Jose Reyes Money”? which is pretty similar to the contract Zimmerman got and probably what Wright would be looking for. At the same time, could the fan base (especially the casual fans who only know Wright) handle another lose of a homegrown star two years in a row?