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The Spectacle Blog
On Friday, David Wright signed a seven-year contract extension with the New York Mets worth $122 million. The Mets third baseman was due to become a free agent after the 2013 season.
Since debuting with the Mets in 2004, Wright has become the team’s all-time leader in virtually every offensive category. But aside from winning the NL East in 2006, the Mets have been a mediocre team to say the least.
While the Mets were 46-40 at the All-Star Break with Wright flirting with .400. But Wright faded in the second half and so did the Mets who went 28-48 in the second half.
Simply put, the Mets are one trick pony with Wright. By signing him to such a long-term deal, they tie their hands in terms of drafting prospects and acquiring veteran players to compliment him in the lineup.
While Wright has a legitimate chance of attaining 3,000 hits and entry into Cooperstown, I do not see post-season baseball coming to Citi Field so long as he wears a Mets uniform. The Mets are making the wrong move with Wright.
Yet it would not surprise me if the Mets were to do an about face in the next year or so and trade Wright for a boatload of prospects.
JimH| 12.1.12 @ 7:53AM
As a former Queens resident and Mets fan it pains me to say that the Mets will go nowhere until they get out from under a number of old deferred payment contracts for players not seen for years and the owner's recover from their involvement with Madoff.
Sjccoach| 12.1.12 @ 8:48AM
This was not a logical move. It is a move to keep the fan base happy. The Marlins destroyed their team. The Nationals and Braves are powering up their lineups. The Mets had to something. Sign him or trade him they will not win the division or make the playoffs.
Brad| 12.1.12 @ 10:29AM
"Yet it would not surprise me if the Mets were to do an about face in the next year or so and trade Wright for a boatload of prospects."
Methinks you don't know the Mutts very well, do you?
stephen didovich| 12.2.12 @ 7:49AM
aaron signing david wright to a long term
deal was the right move maybe it was a
public relations move but letting him go free
agent sends a bad message to the fans