Mets beat writer Eddie Coleman just reported on WFAN radio (at 2 a.m) that the Mets and David Wright have agreed to a long-term contract extension. No numbers yet, but is said to be the largest contract in Mets history. Johan Santana got a $137.5M deal. I guess the reports of a $140 million deal were true. UPDATE: Read more at http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/#dL1dBEzwMfmPEO7M.99
great news for the long suffering mets fans.....whether the long term deal is value is irrelevant for this team..What was key was locking up our franchise / face of the team...now lets get an OF who can actually hit / field and upgrade the C . I would trade Dickey at this point ... get a good OF and prospects...his worth will never be higher
wow - thats a little surprising the froth of the contract. of course the mets are desparate for good news and IMO they almost had to make a juicy offer - even at the expense of putting some money in other places. not sure what i would do if was wright - i think i would not have signed and looked to play elsewhere. he is gonna get killed in taxes. and i dont see the mets becoming contenders for at least 3 plus years. agree on trading dickey, and keep niese.
As I said in earlier threads about this, it is very likely that the Mets overpaid here, but they really didn't have a choice. Ultimately this came down to a public relations issue, not a baseball one - they had to make him a big offer. There's every reason to think he will be a clearly above-average third baseman for years to come, so it's not like his presence will hurt the team. No doubt we'll now start hearing how this is restricting the team from doing things, but that's actually a load of crap - in New York, when you have your own network, there's no excuse for not spending money. The real point is that until the Wilpons are gone it's hard to get too excited about the future of the team.
Good article on the value of the deal. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/david-wright-deal-a-solid-bet-for-mets/
mets overpaid but they had no choice fans would be revolted if wright was traded or let go hopefully they take care of dickey unless they can unload him for a premiere package
This is an interesting choice too. While i loved the guy's season, the fact the he won a Cy young , is a good guy and a fan fave and all.........I really think if what is being reported at the winter meetings (that like 8 teams are interested in R.A.) They should deal him. With 8 potential suitors, they gotta get a premeire package. They'll never have another opprotuinity to trade an older player to help rebuild this mess of an team. RA will never duplicate the year he just had....and as was proven last season, they need a lot more than him to be competitive, like say, an outfield.
