Quote: Wright and Wagner on Santana
Mets 3B David Wright, talking to reporters while receiving an award at the Baseball Assistance Team last night…
“When I think of an ace, I think of someone who you know is going to get you a win every five days. There’s not many of those guys. Johan is one of those guys – you know, that every fifth day, he’s going to eat up innings. He’s going to win…To have one of a handful of those guys I would consider an ace, it’s going to be pretty special…Not only what he brings on the field, but for our younger pitchers to develop under a guy like Johan, a guy like Pedro, you can’t ask for a better situation…He seems like a great clubhouse guy. If it’s true, we’re gonna welcome him with open arms.”
Mets LHP Billy Wagner, as quoted in the New 
York Post…
“What we lacked last year going into the season was that excitement and I think this truly puts us back into that top five in baseball…I think (the Phillies) are still ahead of us…I honestly think it’s really tight at the top. I’m not going to put us ahead of them because we don’t deserve to be there until we achieve something.”
…absolutely…i was a bit critical of wagner’s comments from Monday, on SNY’s Mets Hot Stove Report, during which he said the Mets should be ranked third in the NL East…but, i hear what he’s saying…and, maybe i just feel better today because of the trade, but, the fact is, wagner is right…it’s only a trade…it means nothing unless this team can go out and actually win…
The Post also provides reactionary quotes from Phillies GM Ed Wade, Braves GM Frank Wren and an anonymous NL Executive.
