"Mama Said there would be days like these. This is why we created the David Wright Rumor Survival Guide .

With reports on Sunday leading to Internet chatter about the Mets' willingness to listen to trade offers on Wright, it is a good time for a refresher. The key concepts to remember about Wright are timing and value — that is, the Mets suspect their third baseman's value will be higher next summer, but would move him sooner if a trading partner presented a tastier offer than expected this winter. As the Daily News reported last Wednesday, the Mets do not view that as likely to happen.

A National League executive who has spoken with Sandy Alderson recently told The News last week that the GM would have to be "bowled over" to deal Wright before next season, and a Mets person predicted that Wright's situation would remain "status quo" until then.

The team is also aware that Wright's club option for 2013, which he can choose to void if traded, will reduce the return in a deal for him, because it makes Wright a one-year rental player."