After officially becoming the no-doubt guy that his team will build around, there has been talk lately about 3B David Wright about becoming the fourth team captain in New York Mets history. Apparently, Wright's Met teammates will decide whether to nominate him for the position. David's leadership role on this team that has gone unrewarded by the front office throughout the past few years will probably win him the "C" sewn into his uniform. However, Wright seems to already seems to have this position in the minds of the organization, which is probably why it has taken so long for them to make this move. At the Winter Meetings, Mets GM Sandy Alderson was quoted saying that he thinks Wright is already the captain. "It doesn't need somebody to say you're the captain." he went on to say. David is currently 4th on the active games list with one team, behind Jeter, Colorado's Todd Helton, and Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins. He as well was recently engaged,
I know that in many people's mind, he's been the captain for years now. However, I see no reason why the Mets haven't given David this honor yet. If Terry Collins, Sandy Alderson, and the Wilpons feel this way about their veteran infielder, they might as well let him know physically so he knows for sure that this franchise is counting on him to a great extent to lead his club and help lift his teammates up when they're down. Yes, Wright is definitely the captain, but I think the formal announcement is way overdue.
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