"Here is a prediction: There will be enough David Wright rumors this winter to fill the remaining space on the Internet. If you compile and print them, you will run out of toner. There will, in other words, be much to sift through.

So with the offseason in its inaugural week, it seems the perfect time to provide a David Wright Status Update, or Rumor Survival Guide. Based on interviews with major league executives familiar with the Mets' thinking, here is what you need to know:

* No matter what happens with Jose Reyes this winter, it is highly unlikely that Wright will be traded before spring training. "(Sandy Alderson) would have to totally be bowled over (with an offer)," said one National League exec who has spoken with Alderson. When an opposing general manager calls Alderson about Wright, the Mets GM will not say, "please, just stop talking," but he will be strongly disinclined to deal."