Adam Rubin of ESPN reported yesterday and WFAN reports today that the Mets are considering moving David Wright should they decide to re-sign Jose Reyes. The WFAN article even quotes a scout saying:
"“Look at their club and look at the other shortstops around the league, and trading Wright makes more sense,” said the scout. “You can play (Daniel) Murphy at third and he’ll give you enough offense there. But you can’t replace Reyes’ offense with (Ruben) Tejada.”"
I hate to admit it but it's hard to disagree with the scout. It's harder find a shortstop with the offensive upside of a Jose Reyes than it is to find a third baseman with the offensive upside of a David Wright. It's not something I like about the game but that's just how players are developed. And let's not forget the Boston Red Sox traded Nomar Garciaparra at the height of his popularity in Boston only to go on three months later to win their first World Series title in 86 years. That proved to be a brilliant move because Nomar was never again the caliber of player he was in Boston. A part of me wonders if Nomar's fate is David Wright's fate as well but a part of me desperately wants to believe what WFAN's Rich Coutinho wrote today.
Meanwhile, Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight writes about how the team's image is impacting its attendance. I wonder if there was a way for him to factor in all the trade talk into his analysis.
1 comment:
Trade Reyes, because he has more value than Wright does now. Sell High! Get some pitching for Reyes. Pick-up a role player SS such as Orlando Cabrera or Yunel Escobar. When Wright comes-up for contract flip him too. I think the Mets need to start to operate like the Twins.
Just my two cents.
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