Expectations of Eleven: David Wright

[Edgy MD]

David Allen Wright (Seems like half the US born guys on this team bear the middle name of "Allen," "Alan," or "Allan.")



Pos: ; BR-TR.

Born: December 20, 1982 in Norfolk, Virginia. (He'll be 28 in 2011.)

Birth Context Karma: Four days after the Mets traded Charlie Puleo, Lloyd McClendon, and Jason Felice to the Cincinnati Reds for Tom Seaver, pianist/conductor Artur Rubenstein died, and his soul passed into the body of David Wright, born the same day.

Acquired: Drafted by the New York Mets June 5, 2001 in the sandwich round (38th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. That pick was compensation for the Mets losing Mike Hampton to the Colorado Rockies. Wright was signed July 12, 2001.

2010 Stats:

G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	BB-R WAR	FG WAR	Awards
157	670	587	87	166	36	3	29	103	19	11	69	161	.283	.354	.503	.856	131	295	12	2	0	12	9	3B	3.9 (4.7 off)	5.5	AS,MVP-24, Schaefer PotY, April Schaefer PotM, June Schaefer PotM

Number: 5. He's the best player in Mets history to wear that number (though John Olerud will still garner support in some circles) and will someday join fellow fiver Davey Johnson in the Mets Hall of Fame.

Wife: Single and trying to make the best of it.


Nickname: Dudley Do-Wright. It just fits.

Namesakes: Do you think old school aviation is... sexy?


Best Day in 2010: On June 13, the Mets were hot, and so was David, hitting a two-run blast off of Kevin Millwood of the Orioles in the first inning and finishing his demolition of Baltimore by going 3-5, with a double, two homers, and four RBI. Two of those RBIs came with two outs.

Last Word: Typical to his act, Wright has been bending over backwards to ease Terry Collins' transition into the Mets manager seat. He's also allegedly working hard on his defense this spring.

What do you expect of David Wright in 2011?

[Willets Point]

I expect enthusiasm!

[Ceetar]

I expect him to take away votes from Jose Reyes' MVP candidacy.

30 HR. 123 RBI. OPS+ of 155. 8.3 WAR. 22 SB, 82BB, 130 Ks.

[Gwreck]

Edgy DC wrote: [He's the best player in Mets history to wear that number (though John Olerud will still garner support in some circles)

By "some circles," you mean "people who've been in comas since 2004"?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Shouldn't be any argument no more.

I expect a back-of-the-baseball-card season from this guy, followed by the same nonsense over the expiring contract we're going thru with Reyes now, only DW stays and Reyes winds up on the Angels or something.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

158 G, 679 PA, .302/.381/.520, 69 XBH, 28 HR, 96 R, 109 RBI, 144 OPS+, .388 wOBA, 6.0 WAR.

And 2-3 apropos-of-nothing "he looks good" remarks from BetterHalfer.

[batmagadanleadoff]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: .388 wOBA

You calculated every player's 2011 OBP. Impressive.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He'll be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

30 homers, 110 rbi, 40 doubles, .290.

[Fman99]

.320, 35 HR, 122 RBI, 115 runs, 20 SB, leads the Mets to the pennant and wins the first ever Mets MVP award.

Book it, bitches.

[TransMonk]

The model of consistency:

.305/.383/.516/.899, 27 HR, 107 RBI, 22 SB, 129 K

[Ceetar]

I expect him to move to

third on the all-time Mets Home Run list,
first in RBIs,
second in Hits,
5th in stolen bases,
and first in Sacrifice Flies.

[Edgy MD]

Gwreck wrote: Edgy DC wrote: [He's the best player in Mets history to wear that number (though John Olerud will still garner support in some circles) By "some circles," you mean "people who've been in comas since 2004"?

Folks who spell it "Olerude" and still think jokes about cardplaying are funny. They also still wake up in the middle of the night just to curse Aaron Heilman.

[smg58]

I'm figuring a year like last year.

[Guest El Segundo Escupidor]

Wife: Single and trying to make the best of it.

2-1-3-5-4-6

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: .388 wOBA You calculated every player's 2011 OBP. Impressive.

I'm feeling lucky. (Unless league pitching goes all Book of Revelations on league hitting, or vice versa, it's going to be something like .332-.335.)

Edited March 1, 2011 by Guest

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Wife: Single and trying to make the best of it. 2-1-3-5-4-6

2-1-5-6-4-3

[G-Fafif]

He'll do what's best for the team.

[ashie62]

Fman99 wrote: .320, 35 HR, 122 RBI, 115 runs, 20 SB, leads the Mets to the pennant and wins the first ever Mets MVP award. Book it, bitches.

The Klassic Rock King speaks the truth.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Not surprisingly, nobody anticipated that David would miss two months in the middle of the season.

[ashie62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Not surprisingly, nobody anticipated that David would miss two months in the middle of the season.

Smg kinda did.

[Edgy MD]

I'm sure Vic did silently.