It also helps control payroll. Look at what the Giant's did with Madison Bumgarner. They bought out his arbitration years and first year of free agency and will have cost certainty. Locking up an exception 22 year-old for the next five years for a max of $40 million with two club options is a smart move.

>You are 100% right. Tampa did it with Longo and Moore. It's a smart move on both parts. You get the guy cheap if he continues to develop, and the guy gets a payday that is guaranteed if he never pitches another inning.<

If we could get Wright for 5 years and $40 million I would do it too...but talk of a contract even approaching $100 million is insane.

I'm sure Wright will have no problem taking a 50% pay cut while watching 31 year-old Brandon Phillips make $12 million per year and Erick Aybar demand 5/$50 million from the Angels.

He may have a problem...so let him walk...he's probably looking at homes in Atlanta already anyway.

Wright had a bad 2009. A pretty good bounce back year in 2010, and then was hurt in 2011.

Not really declining. More like bad luck.

Sheeet happens in a career, if he has a great season i proclaim that he's back.

'If we could get Wright for 5 years and $40 million I would do it too...but talk of a contract even approaching $100 million is insane.'

ha

I think the Mets will give him $20M a year (only question is if it will be for 6 year or 7 years).

I hope they offer 5 years maximum. I'd prefer 4 yrs. with a team option. I like David Wright a lot. But offering a 6-7 year contract to a 29 year old is utter lunacy. I bet Wright would sign for 16M for 4 or 5 years with performance incentives in his contract.

" I bet Wright would sign for 16M for 4 or 5 years with performance incentives in his contract."

"hi david! I know youre the second most valuable player in the NL right now, but I think you should take this really mediocre deal right now. what do you say?"

Wright should be asking for at least what Zimmerman got....and Wrightfully so...6/100 would be more than fair for both sides IMO...heck make it 6/105 just to make it better than Zimmerman's....add an option year as well.

Reyes got 6 / 106 Wright is more durable and produces more runs.
If DW has a DW type year he gets $20 mil per season.

here is why I don't mind signing a guy like wright long term.

hes not a pitcher, he impacts every game every day and unlike pitchers, is less likely to be hurt frequently...and even if he is hurt, he is more likely to recover from injuries and still be a good player...

also, hes not a power hitter or a speed hitter...hes just a great all around contact hitter with a little pop...knowledge of the strikezone will never leave a player and he can be good a long time from now...

lastly, so what if hes over paid at 38...everyteam has one of those guys...and id rather seem him here then bounce around like a journeyman for his last 3 yeears of his career...that would be sad...

pujols got $24mil a year, ryan howard $25m a yr, not sure about fielder, but overall deal $2oom plus. aroid $27.5m per. i say $151m for 7yrs for wright including his option yr. thats a bit over $21m a year and takes him thru age 36.

yup , he will get 20 minimum per and 6 years minimum , most likely 7............

If he keeps this pace up he will get 20 million.

If he cools down (probably), and bats. .300 on the season with 20 HR, 100 RBI he'll get much less.

If I were the mets I would be doing everything I could to sign him now.

Thats dumb.