"The future is not bright for the Mets, but it is glowing for David Wright.

Sure, this upcoming season is a year in baseball purgatory for Wright, if the Mets keep him the entire season. Perhaps, though, the Mets learned their lesson from misplaying the Jose Reyes situation and will trade Wright for prospects.

The Mets are in a prospects' world right now, and the sooner they accept that and get the fans thinking of the future, 2014 and beyond, instead of the ugly present, the better off they will be in the long run.

Wright has many intriguing possibilities in front of him. If he is traded, he can void the $16 million club option on his contract for 2013 and become a free agent after this upcoming season.

Then, Wright, who turns 29 in 13 days, will be able to choose what situation is best for him. The Mets need to free David Wright and get some great prospects in return.

Wright might be able to get back to New York with the Yankees as a free agent. Alex Rodriguez will be 38 in 2013. That is a good time to move Rodriguez to a full-time designated hitter and make Wright the Yankees third baseman."