From 2009.
Even though Wright’s contract runs for three more years and the club holds an option for 2013, he said he would be willing to work on a new deal at any point in the future that would make him a Met for life.
“I would love that if they want me, but you never know what the organization is thinking. I’d be willing any time they would want to start talks,” Wright told The Post last night at Busch Stadium before the 80th All-Star Game. “You never know what plans they have, especially being a big-market team, they can sit back. It’s not like they need to get guys on discounts like a lot of the small-market teams.”
via DAVID WRIGHT WOULD LIKE TO STAY WITH NEW YORK METS FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER – NYPOST.com.
I see the trendy thing on the internet now is to run David out of town. He apparently will be traded in July, or is it next July (that team option sure is pesky).
You do realize that Mets Baseball is a business. Part of that business is selling tickets and merchandise. You need a face of your brand. It’s not Ike Davis and it’s not R.A. Dickey.
The face of the Mets is David Wright.
On-field, off-field. At uniform unveilings, at Christmas parties, at 4:30 when bigwigs stand behind home plate at batting practice, at 4:30 when children stand behind home plate at batting practice and at the children’s hospital…it’s David Wright.
He’s not going anywhere…but that won’t stop the newspaper columnists from filling some space for the next two summers.
Fred, do yourself a favor and just lock him up. He wants to be here, you want him to be here. Why put up with this crap for two summers. They have insurance policies on contracts right? Take one out just in case, but just lock the man up.