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2012
Team Exercises Options On David Wright and R.A. Dickey
An article by Hojo's Mojo
Updated 10/30 7:00 PM
It’s official. The Mets have announced that they have exercised the 2013 options for David Wright ($16MM) and R.A. Dickey ($5MM).
The Mets had until tomorrow to execute their option on Wright and until Friday to execute their option on Dickey.
Updated 10/30 2:00 PM
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports the Mets and David Wright are in negotiations on a long-term deal, but assuming no multi-year deal can be completed by Wednesday, the Mets will pick up his $16-million option.
The Mets and Wright are thought to have made a bit of progress in multiyear talks, though negotiations were said to be “slow” by some. Mets ownership wants talks kept under wraps, so it’s hard to know specifics.
Both sides have expressed hope a deal can be done to make Wright a Met for life. The Mets were said willing to start at about $100 million.
Per the language in Wright’s contract, the Mets have until tomorrow to exercise his option for 2013.
Original Post 10/29
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets must exercise the $16 million dollar option on David Wright by Wednesday, and R.A. Dickey’s $5 million dollar option by Friday.
The Mets will most likely pick up both options in the next day or two.
Sandy Alderson always made it very clear that any extensions with either player would not have anything to do with the options which he said were “already locked into the 2013 payroll budget”.
That said, Joel Sherman of the New York Post spoke with 10 other team executives who said they believe David Wright and the Mets will eventually agree to a long-term contract extension, which they expect will be worth at seven-year, $127 million contract extension. That would make the total future commitment eight years and $143 million when you add in the 2013 option.
With the 2012 World Series now over, free agents will now begin to officially file with the league office. Teams will also have until Friday to exercise any team options for their players or they will automatically become free agents as well.
The Hot Stove season has officially begun.
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I wonder if the Mets front office will excercise there options to improve the team this off-season they’ve declined it the past 2seasons.
FYI Hurricane Sandy hit Flushing in 2010 and we’re still reeling from the after effects “ba-dum-ching”
If trading Dickey and Wright now can net u a top CF AND top SS prospect, both pre-arb…u make that move…
getting a top SS helps you at 3 positions ( Tejada going to 2B also helps Ike out at 1B )
we already blew our chance with willie rosario in colorado…he was arguably the 3rd best rookie this year behind Harper and Trout…
there is NO WAY IN HELL the rockies let go of him…
and even with that being said…even with Rosario leading ALL MLB catchers in HR this year..
the rockies STILL value defense enough that they might move him to another position if he doesnt improve this year
http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_21512355/rockies-losing-patience-catcher-wilin-rosarios-poor-defense
David Wright and R.A. Dickey are not going anywhere.
Sometimes, it’s wise to retain a perennial All Star/Face of the Franchise and his side-kick, a Cy Young candidate with light tread-ware.
…when that All-Star is 27 years old…and wants a 6-7 year deal…I agree…
We had a situation like that….his name was Jose Reyes….
David unfortunately has had 4 straight very uneven seasons…and is going to be 31 at the beginning of that contract…giving him a competitive deal = 6-7 years…
o and we have no DH…
and he already said he didn’t want to move to the OF ( in 2011 )
and we already have a good def/off 1B ….who is coincidentally….turning 26….
the time to give a 7 year contract…is when the player is in his mid-20′s…25-28…
not when he’s 31
and please tell me…why on god’s green earth would Dave sign here?
we have a commitment to marketing…not winning
I predict Sandy will somehow insult Wright and Dickey. I also predict the team will be worse next year. It’s hard being a Mets fan ! LGM !
I predict that this week Wright’s new deal will be announced and that they have been busy negotiating since the season ended.
I’m with you Damanja…just as long as whoever the Mets get is ready by 2014.
I actually would look to trade Wright first and get as good of a haul as possible. Hopefully, the package takes care of the outfield and catcher positions. That way, they could keep Dickey and have a dominant rotation in place for 2014, right when a ton of cash is off the books.
remember though, Dickey is on record as calling him and Wright a package deal of sorts. So IMO unless they are prepared to overwhelm him (dickey) with a contract, if they trade wright they need to move Dickey right after that, since it is highly unlikely he will want to re-sign.
Yup, Dickey even with Wright as little incentive to sign.
I really don’t see DIckey coming back unless they sign Wright first.
and IMO the only viables options are to sign or trade them both by December (the winter meetings). The FO should be fired on the spot if they go into the season with these guys as lame ducks.
True…after not trading Reyes and not even signing the second round draft choose they got from him, they’ll need to either sign or trade ASAP.
I think, based on them supposedly not really talking money yet, things are moving towards a 50/50 chance of a sign or trade. Two weeks ago I’d have put the chance of trading then around 10%, but not anymore.
I think the Mets are already scared off by whatever preliminary numbers their agents have discussed.
It is possible that it is not a matter of being “scared”, or even incapable of paying the contract. They may honestly feel that the best way to get where they want to be is to trade them for multiple guys. Sometimes teams that can afford a player do that too!
Seriously, if this is all but certain, why would the Mets not just exercise the options right away. I mean if these guys are so much a part of your future, you exercise the option right away, and then start working on the extensions. I don’t think Wright and Dickey are petty enough to be offended at the front office waiting to do this, but who really knows when it comes to pro athletes.
And I know they have three days to exercise the options, but please, you’ve had all season and the last few years to do your due diligence.
The option will not be exercised if they strike and agreement that goes into effect the next year. Perhaps the Mets are trying to get a deal for 6 years, one year being in lieu of the option year, as opposed to 6 on the end of the option. Just speculation but it does give a bit more flexibility. I think it is safe to say the decision was long made as to whether pick it up or not. There is no due diligence going on.
someone on metsblog nailed it perfectly
The Wilpons are not “we don’t want to spend any money anywhere” cheap, never have been.
The Wilpons are “we won’t throw out a paper towel if we can use it again” cheap
He hired the perfect GM to execute that plan.
Cerrone allowed that?
I don’t see any big changes. A big change would have been to trade Wright not give him a 7 year deal. All I hear is Bay, Duda, Kirk in OF, Murph and Tejada in middle and Ike and Wright at corners. Revamping bullpen 3 years in a row is not big changes.
Im not sure who ticks me off more…
matt cerrone and his bloggers
or the sheep that fall for it
Why cant we say both? lol That one dude Patrick Goebell makes my skin crawl.
Strike up the band. Does this constitute as making moves?
So we officially have two players in their walk years, now what? Sell high. We’ve never won anything with Wright and even when .500 teams can make the playoffs he fizzled after the break and dropped like a rock taking the team with him.
Trade Wright for a power right fielder, move Murphy to third, sign Scutaro for one year, bring up Flores for second when he’s ready.
Keep Dickey for no more than three years. In addition to pitching great he’ll be a good influence on Harvey, Wheeler, Niese.
Cut Bay, bring back Hairston and platoon him with Duda in LF. Sign BJ Upton with the Wright money for CF.
Sounds perfect – Move a guy to yet another position that he has little to experience it for him to readajust to all over again. Then sign a 37 year old player because that formula has always worked so well in the past.
Then spend the Wright money on a outfielder that has no speed and doesn’t hit for average in a large ball park.
Now THAT is genius
Before you go on your usual non factual attacks on somebody’s opinion why don’t you try something new like find out a little info.. Murphy is a 3rd baseman. i know its hard to believe Nan what a novel idea, keeping a guy and actually playing him at his position. No wonder he is criticized with no basis.
Playing 28 games total in the majors at 3rd base in the last 4 years does not make him a 3rd baseman. Playing 100+ games at the St. Lucie level in 2007 does not help him for the majors in 2013. Those are the facts.
How many games did Murphy play at 2B before 2011 ?
That’s my point, why change him again? Maybe put him at all 9 positions until……….
The idea to shift Murph to third in order to play a Rookie at a middle IF position that he CANNOT PLAY…….. made possible by trading away a great ballplayer? So, I get 3-5 HR’s from 3b with and a 2b who can’t field his position—– this is progress?
The entire idea is bad!