David Wright, who signed an eight-year, $138 million contract extension this offseason, is optimistic about his future with the Mets.

"It's so easy to look at the offseason and see we lost a Cy Young winning pitcher (R.A. Dickey), and we didn't go out and sign a lot of big-ticket free agents," Wright said Monday.

"We didn't spend a lot of money, but the guys that were here last year know what we were able to accomplish the first half and that was fun, going out there and playing good baseball and winning a lot of games. ... There are 100 different reasons why guys are motivated and excited about this season, and when you put together a room full of those young, energetic players, those types of teams can be scary."

The Mets started 46-40 last season but won just 28 of their last 76 games.

Wright has been to the playoffs just once in his Major League career.