Mets Trade Rumors: New York considering moving David Wright?

The New York Mets are unsure of David Wright’s future with the team and might end up trading him before 2016.

When the New York Mets debuted their revamped and young pitching staff at the beginning of the year, it looks like they might end up contending for the NL East. Though half the season, the Mets are shockingly in contention for a division crown much in the same way they used to be on a consistent basis for a few years in the 2000s.

While things are going right in New York — with the Mets just three games behind the Nats for the lead in the division — but there’s still things that need to be fixed on the roster. Namely, hitting is an issue and David Wright isn’t helping things by being out and not looking like he’ll be effective if he returns.

According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, there is a decent chance that the Mets try trading for hitting help if Wright fails to bounce back from injury or fails to come back at all in 2015.

One has to assume that this might mean trading David Wright — something that could alleviate a lot of financial stress being put on the Mets at the moment. That’s not a report from Cafardo, just speculation on ways to fix the Mets in the future if they characteristically flame out at the end of the season.

This isn’t a deal that will be done this summer, as Wright is currently out and the Mets want to see how he does if or when he comes back this season. New York is still in contention in the National League and are just two games behind the Chicago Cubs for the final Wild Card spot in the postseason.

It seems like a rough deal to trade Wright, but it’s been years since he was the bright shining hope or the franchise. That’s a title now owned by the likes of young pitchers like Jacob deGrom and Noah Snydergaard.

New York could very much use Wright if he returns and starts contributing, but they can’t be faulted for wanting to cash out on him if it’s clear he can’t help them in the immediate future. Cafardo notes that the Mets would be open to trading for hitting help, not specifically trading Wright for that help, but it needs to be stressed that any trade consideration that Wright gets is going to be in the future.

Still, even though trade talks involving Wright might not happen until the winter months at the earliest, it’s worth noting that there could be some waves in his future if things don’t go according to plan.

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