Jeff Wilpon Sees Trading Wright or Dickey as Third Option Jeff Wilpon, the chief operating officer of the Mets, said Tuesday that the team would rather have David Wright and R.A. Dickey play out their option years in 2013 than trade them this winter. Wilpon told reporters that signing extensions for both players remained the team's "first preference." He continued: "The second preference is probably to keep them and have them play out the season. The third preference would be to trade them. They're both important to the franchise and fan favorites. So we'd like to keep it that way. Wilpon and pitcher Matt Harvey helped distribute meals to victims of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday in Far Rockaway, Queens. Last week, Wilpon and pitcher Johan Santana visited a storm relief center in Coney Island. On both occasions, when the talk turned to baseball, he reiterated that contract extensions for both players were the team's top priority. But his comments Tuesday were noteworthy because there remains questions on whether the Mets, if they could not work out extensions, would let either player depart after next season without getting anything back. Some observers criticized the Mets after Jose Reyes walked away as a free agent after the 2011 season, because the team received only draft-pick compensation in return. Still, Wilpon portrayed this situation as pressure-free. "They're both under contract," Wilpon said of Wright and Dickey. This is not a free-agent situation. This is not an arbitration situation. They're both under contract. We have all the flexibility in the world with that.