Wright On! With New Contract, Mets Star Eyeing Championship
David Wright is here to stay, and he has great expectations for a Mets team that has struggled for respectability in recent years.
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David Wright is here to stay, and he has great expectations for a Mets team that has struggled for respectability in recent years.
Though it hasn't been a home-run offseason, Mets fans have certainly had some cause to celebrate. And for now some more good new$.
R.A. Dickey wants to stay with the Mets. He's made that crystal clear. But he -- and everyone else -- knows a trade is a real possibility as extension talks drag on.
David Wright and the New York Mets finalized an eight-year, $138 million contract on Tuesday, the largest deal in the team's history.
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson isn't about to deal knuckleballer R.A. Dickey for a bag of peanuts. After all, he is the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner.
Sources said that the Amazins' have gotten "serious" about trading Dickey, potentially as early as this week at the Winter Meetings.
R.A. Dickey wandered through the sprawling Opryland Hotel on Sunday, dropping into baseball's annual winter meetings for a quick visit.
Here is a laundry list of questions Sandy Alderson must face as we get into the teeth of the off-season.
The Mets declined to offer contracts to outfielder Andres Torres, right-hander Mike Pelfrey and reliever Manny Acosta on Friday.
The deal, the richest in franchise history, replaces Wright's $16 million salary for next season and includes $122 million in new money. The contract is pending a physical.
Today is a day to feel good Met fans--your franchise player will be here for eight years.
When Mets fans across the Tri-State Area awoke to the news that third baseman David Wright agreed a seven-year, $122 million extension, it must have felt like Christmas morning had come weeks early.
Deferred money is a sticking point in David Wright's negotiations with the Mets.
The personnel affairs of the Yankees and Mets over the last two days have shown us the difference between winners and losers. Like matters on the field, things come easy for winners. The losers always struggle.
Former Mets' great Mike Piazza is among 24 first-time Hall of Fame candidates.