Howard Megdal of The Journal News' LoHud Mets Blog writes a primer on what trading David Wright would entail for the Mets. He repeats a point I made about a week ago about trading Wright becoming a possibility of Jose Reyes LEAVES rather than re-signs:
"Look, Wright is obviously a good fit with the Rockies- like Jose Reyes, he’s a good fit pretty much anywhere, since he’s one of the best players at his position. Still, that doesn’t mean it won’t make sense to trade him, given certain other realities. Here are some things that are worth keeping in mind:
“Should the Mets trade David Wright?” is not a binary question. I cannot stress this first point enough. Trade him or don’t trade him has everything to do with what the Mets can get for him in return, and what the overall plan for the roster is. I would actually argue the opposite of what Renck does- that it is precisely if the Mets don’t sign Jose Reyes that the prospect of dealing Wright starts to make more sense.
(And let’s not pretend this wasn’t all avoidable, by the way. It only makes sense not to keep your developed superstars in their 20s if you are suffering from the kind of financial problems that the Mets are.)"
Mike Silva of NY Baseball Digest suggests some interesting trade scenarios if the Mets choose to move Wright (and possibly Mike Pelfrey) to the Colorado Rockies. A Pelfrey and Wright for prospects trade sounds similar to the one made by the Tigers and Marlins in December 2007. Even though that trade has had mixed results for both teams, you can make a case for it having an equal impact on both teams involved.
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