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Inbox: Is Wright on Mets' Mount Rushmore?

Since David Wright is retiring and Jose Reyes might be done as well, where do Wright and Reyes stack up against other Mets all-time greats in your opinion?
-- @matthewpage24 via Twitter

Wright is certainly on the franchise's Mount Rushmore; I don't think there's a great argument against Wright as the top offensive player in Mets history. His career WAR of 50.4, according to Baseball Reference, dwarfs that of Darryl Strawberry, who ranks second on the list at 36.6. Wright is the franchise record holder in hits, doubles, runs, RBIs, walks and total bases, and while some of that is due to the fact that he also leads in at-bats and plate appearances, his peak years were Hall of Fame-caliber.