Saturday will be all about David Wright getting his number retired by the New York Mets. The whole week has led up to the event and had those who worked for the Mets during his career talking plenty.
No story seemed to be a better kept secret than the revelation that the team almost traded him. 21 years ago, the Mets were buying at the trade deadline and Wright’s name kept coming up in trade conversations with the Kansas City Royals.
As revealed by the GM at the time, Jim Duquette, the target was none other than Carlos Beltran.