Finally, someone that said what I was thinking! Former Met and MLB first baseman Rico Brogna writes this in his opinion piece on Jose Reyes:
"I have seen this young talent rise through the minor leagues, scouted him in his rookie and sophomore seasons in New York, and now have finally seen his development take him into his veteran years (free agent years) as a major league baseball player. My opinion and belief as a scout and front office executive (baseball ops) guy is to say “thank you” to Jose, but we are moving in the proverbial different direction.
Wish him the best, and start growing your roster with other players … and yes, I would trade David Wright as well (for pitching, pitching, and more pitching!)."
My personal belief is Reyes is the tipping point that determines the Mets philosophy over the next five years. If they re-sign him, they should keep Wright and build a championship-caliber team in 2-3 years while both are still in their prime.
If Reyes leaves, the current top prospects in the organization would not be ready for the MLB until Wright is way past his prime. In that case they should trade Wright and hope to build the team around Ike Davis, Brandon Nimmo, Matt Harvey, Jeurys Familia, Zack Wheeler, and whatever haul Wright brings in to be playoff caliber squad in 3-5 years.
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