David Wright has spent most of the offseason in Virginia, sheltering himself from the uncertainty surrounding the Mets’ future — including his own, and Jose Reyes’.
“You realize if Jose goes, I guess anybody can go,” said Wright, who is trying not to focus too much on offseason issues.
“Every day there’s something new, but it’s a little too early to know which way we’re gonna go or Jose’s gonna go,” Wright said. “You try not to pay too much attention to it. But to see the kind of interest Jose is getting — which you knew he was gonna get — it finally kind of hits home. When he speaks to different teams, you know there’s a possibility that he’s not here.”
There is also the possibility that Wright isn’t here, either.
“I guess that this could affect things moving forward,” said Wright at the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter’s Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit at the Marriott Marquis in Midtown. “I haven’t spoken to the front office or anyone specifically about my future.”
If Reyes departs, things will likely be bleak for the foreseeable future in Queens, something that might not appeal to many veterans.
“I guess just the optimistic side of me always goes in believing we could win with whatever team … we have taking the field,” Wright said. “Maybe I’m a little naïve.”
But he’s prepared for Reyes’ departure.
“I know what I want him to do and that’s to be to my left,” Wright said. “I shot him a couple of texts, but nothing about baseball. The optimistic side of me says he’ll be to my left at spring training. Hopefully, … they work something out.”
Physically, Wright said he is focused on making sure the stress fracture in his lower back doesn’t bother him next season.
“Getting my back to 100 percent is the most important thing,” said Wright. “I have to do a series of different things to strengthen the place that got injured.”
* Joe Torre believes it will be difficult for Jorge Posada to go elsewhere if the Yankees decide not to bring him back.
“It’s really tough when you’ve played for one team to think about going somewhere else,” Torre said at the ALS event. He added once again he still has no interest in coming back to manage after finishing his first season as MLB’s executive vice president of baseball operations.