Wilpon: David Wright playing like a 'superstar'
A year after Fred Wilpon said David Wright was "not a superstar," the Mets' principal owner hedged a bit when asked yesterday about his third baseman, who entered last night leading the majors with a .408 batting average.
Did Wilpon want a do-over on the comment he made to The New Yorker?
"I think he's playing like a superstar right now," Wilpon said.
There's certainly no disputing that. In addition to Wright's early flirtation with the .400 mark, he also has the top on-base percentage (.497) and is eighth in slugging percentage (.608). The timing couldn't be better for Wright, 29, who is in the final season of a six-year, $55-million contract and holds a $16-million option for 2013.
A person familiar with the negotiations said that nothing is close, adding that "it's a process," only in an evaluation stage.
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