MLB Trade Rumors: David Wright To The Red Sox??
by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 9, 2009 12:30 PM EDT
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PrintTuesday afternoon, Mets GM Omar Minaya held a press conference and indicated that he didn't think either Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes or Carlos Delgado would return until sometime in August. He also hinted that Delgado could be the first to return of the three.
Without those three superstars, the Mets will struggle to score runs and win ballgames. With that said, should Minaya choose to be a seller, and I doubt he will, who is his most tradable commodity? Ryan Church? David Murphy? Maybe. He can't trade Santana in this economic environment. Reyes? No, he's hurt. Beltran-ditto. David Wright?? Bingo!!!
Who needs a third baseman right now? Poring over the AL East, we see that the Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell is currently on the DL. The Red Sox are only 1 game in front of the Yankees heading into the All-Star break. Wright would be perfect for that lineup, and the Mets could make a killing in return. Minaya could start with AAA P Clay Buchholz, AAA P Michael Bowden, AA 1B Lars Anderson and AA OF Josh Reddick. Maybe substitute Bowden with Dustin Pedroia.
With one major deal, Minaya could bolster his roster with young talented starting pitching behind Santana and John Maine, replace Luis Castillo at 2b with Pedroia, replace Carlos Delgado at 1B with Anderson, and replace Ryan Church in RF with Reddick. Sure he would lose one of the top 3Bman in the majors, but he would get alot of young, controllable talent in return. This deal would also give him flexibility to spend in the free agent market in the off-season.
Should the Mets be buyers or sellers come July 31st at 4pm??
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Crazy
I think the Red Sox would balk at giving up that much top tier prospect value. However, I don’t think it is out of bounds. An infield of Youkilis, Pedroia and Wright makes SS a pure luxury.
trading Wright for prospects would be a huge mistake by the Mets.
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by nostocksjustbonds on Jul 9, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions
Should Minaya Trade Wright?
Why don’t we start with the obvious: whatever Minaya does will be wrong. The acquisitions of BOTH Rodriguez and Putz burned up a majority of the Mets’ payroll for what amounts to mere redundancy in the bullpen (if Putz had stayed healthy). His re-signing of Oliver Perez (as opposed to pursuing a real pitcher) took the Mets from the ecstasy of having him off of their payroll to now (most likely) having to pick up his salary in the unlikely event they can get another team to take him off their hands! Oh wait, I guess there’s always the additions of Livan Hernandez, Tim Redding, Freddy Garcia, Jose Valentin, Nelson Figueroa, Dessens, Fossum, etc. (but why go on?)!
Sure, trade Wright and build the Mets around Red Sox castoffs, utilizing an infirm (Reyes) and aging, as well as infirm (Beltran/Delgado) core of “used-to-be-good” players. Maybe the Mets should just trade Minaya instead and start over next year with a GM who has a clue. Where’s Jim Bowden when he’s needed? At least he had a plan – skimming signing bonuses (allegedly)! Minaya doesn’t even have that excuse as he’s obviously not that bright…..
by grejon on Jul 9, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Someone got knocked off the trolly in Make Believe Land
Come on. Really? The Mets try to revive their craptacular season by trading their all-star gold glover for triple a squad? We already have one on the field.
not so fast
those guys are better than what you have on the field. have you been watching the Mets lately? it can’t get worse, no?
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 10, 2009 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, and his name is Omar Minaya
so I assume you like a rotation that includes Livan or Redding? who’s your first baseman in 2010?
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 10, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
C'mon Ray
Should the Yankees Trade Jeter? Should the Braves Trade Chipper? Why Don’t We ask for Big Papi back? Leave the franchise players where they are. What reason is there to trade David Wright? Move the fences in a bit already and get a few guys back to helpand/or deal for Holliday .
by Clinton Country on Jul 10, 2009 2:11 AM EDT reply actions
why not trade Wright?
those guys are major league ready, no? It was all the talk in the off-season to trade either wright or reyes due to their 2nd consecutive September collapse.
BTW-Jeter has accomplished alot more than Wright so not a fair comparison.
raygu
by Ray Guilfoyle on Jul 10, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
No way in hell this happens
Though I agree it should, after a few years of underachiving, never making the postseason, and a roster filled up of 30 plus, aging stars. The PR risk is way to big with that new stadium they just built, and almost a billion dollars in loans which need to be paid off
If they wanted to trade Wright though
Then the Orioles could make a serious offer to. Say Hobgood(this years first rounder), Huff(who could fill in for Wright at 3rd), Avery(The Next Carl Crawford), and LJ Hoes, I see no reason why if the Mets wanted to trade Wright, a deal couldnt be made
even Omar
wouldn’t do that deal. Hobgood can’t be traded until next June (is he even signed?), Huff is a FA after this year and can barely play 1st never mind 3rd, I have a hard time beliveing Avery who is hitting 255/309/336 with a 20/68 K/BB in A ball is the next Joey Gathright, never mind Crawford, LJ Hoes is hitting even worse than Avery 245/283/298. But I do agree the Orioles have the ammo to trade for Wright but that pile of crap won’t do…they would need Wieters, Reimold, and Matusz.
David Wright is on track to be a Hall of Famer. He is young and cheap. You don’t trade guys like that away.
yeah right
There is no way the red sox would do that trade. There is no way they would trade away that much talent, especially Pedroia. Anyways, Lowell is only out until the all star break, there is no need for Wright whatsoever. If we went after a top bat, it would be Hanley since SS is obviously our weakest.
by greenlemonade102 on Jul 10, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions
Power
If the new field makes Wright a 10-15 HR hitter, wouldn’t it be better to deal him now when the 30 HR Wright is still fresh in people’s minds? A couple seasons of 10-15 will make people forget he had power. Also, by then, Wirght may not be able to re-adjust his swing to something more conducive to power.
conflation
That would be true if you were a fantasy owner of David Wright, but if Citifield is turning a 30HR player into a 15 HR player I am sure most MLB GM’s are savvy enough to adjust his perfomance to the ball park.
Trading Wright is a ridiculous idea.
I mean, the Mets should be competing in 2010 and beyond, right? And Wright will still be around for a couple years at a pretty decent price. Trading him would most likely be a mistake, unless another team really understands his value and is willing to pay that huge price in young talent.
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Maybe, but certainly not Pedroia
You don’t trade away the reigning AL MVP and a potential ace with 6 years of club control for David Wright. Sorry.
This neglects one big thing. NY won’t let the Mets rebuild. Sorry.
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