Third-baseman David Wright wants long relationship with New York Mets – MLB News
Third-baseman David Wright has been playing with the New York Mets since 2004, but all those years, he has never showed any loop holes in his game which ultimately saved him from being traded to another Major League team.
Performing at an extra pace for the past seven years, Wright is thinking that the Mets’ is the right team that he always wanted to be. He was speaking in public and talking about his potential long relationship with the franchise possibly for the next few years. He is also pretty sure that his commitment with the team is visible to every Mets’ executive and they know how his game has evolved from average to a proficient level.
Lately, when several reporters asked Wright about the potential contract extension with the Mets, he answered with slight confidence as he said, "The first extension was a little different because we were having success, and I think it was a good deal for both sides just in the fact I got the security and they got the years. But this go-around, it's a completely different front office, a completely different situation, where we haven't had that type of success."
He added, "I have no idea what they're thinking, nor have I talked to them about it. I guess we'll see. But I wouldn't want to be here unless the baseball people wanted me here."
Looking at Wright’s comments, one can be pretty sure that he is directly linking his extension with the level of performance he showed in the 2011 Major League Baseball regular season. Wright was injured during the middle of last season and could not play an essential part of the competition. He only played 104 game achieving a mere .254 batting average and .427 slugging percentage.
This is why he is saying that now his fate depends upon the Mets’ management as how they look at his relationship or contract extension with the franchise in the long run. However, experts believe, Wright is somewhat right as the Mets will be looking keenly on his past season’s performance before giving him any kind of extension.
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