Let's talk about Francisco Lindor

[Centerfield]

Carrasco too. Giminez, and I'm sure more, going back.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Carrasco, too?! WTF is happening

[A Boy Named Seo]

And Cookie. Holy shit, I don't know what we're giving up, but what a get.

[LWFS]

CARRASCO TOO, HOLY HELL



okay everybody whisper, nobody make a sound until it's offishul

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow! Take THAT, Florence of the Frontier League!

[bmfc1]

https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1347239894553423878https://twitter.com/timbhealey/status/1347239894553423878

https://twitter.com/Lindor12BChttps://twitter.com/Lindor12BC

https://twitter.com/Cookie_Carrascohttps://twitter.com/Cookie_Carrasco

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[A Boy Named Seo]

Rosario heading to Cleveland, per Mayo. So Gimenez and Rosario, huh?

[seawolf17]

Maybe it's Rosario and NOT Gimenez?

[A Boy Named Seo]

It is both. Final trade, per Rosenthal. Heck yes, Mets!

[LWFS]

AND we keep Dom Smith! Nimmo, too! AND we're still likely in on Springer and Hand and more pitching help...



MY COUNTRY IS BROKEN BUT MY BASEBALL TEAM IS A BURGEONING DEATH STAR

[Centerfield]

Holy crap. I love this trade. And I never love trades.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Holy shit

[A Boy Named Seo]

=LWFS post_id=53446 time=1610042159 user_id=84]
AND we keep Dom Smith! Nimmo, too! AND we're still likely in on Springer and Hand and more pitching help...



MY COUNTRY IS BROKEN BUT MY BASEBALL TEAM IS A BURGEONING DEATH STAR

[Centerfield]

This has to be one of the biggest trades in Mets history right? Piazza, Santana, Carter, Hernandez. I think this is top 5.

[Centerfield]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: =LWFS post_id=53446 time=1610042159 user_id=84] AND we keep Dom Smith! Nimmo, too! AND we're still likely in on Springer and Hand and more pitching help... MY COUNTRY IS BROKEN BUT MY BASEBALL TEAM IS A BURGEONING DEATH STAR

Yes, it feels weird to celebrate a crooked billionaire's re-shaping of my favorite baseball team BUT I NEED SOMETHING RIGHT NOW DAMMIT

[bmfc1]

FYI, Lindor is only 2 years older than Amed.

[Chad ochoseis]

I'm more excited about Carrasco, a power pitcher who quietly became one of the best in the AL over the past five years. And he's relatively cheap - $12M through 2022, then $14M club option/$3M buyout.



Downside - he missed half of 2019 with leukemia. Now in remission, of course.



I'm suspicious that Lindor's 2020 wasn't a fluke.

[Chad ochoseis]

Deal done, according to Indians Twitter. The two Indians fans I've spoken to are pissed.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Chad ochoseis wrote: Deal done, according to Indians Twitter. The two Indians fans I've spoken to are pissed.

Awaiting physicals though, no doubt.



Getting a starting pitcher in the deal is definitely a bonus. They needed at least one more starter. Maybe now they're out on Bauer and more in on Odorizzi?

[Gwreck]

Good trade.

[TransMonk]

It's hard not to like this.

[86dreamer]

I'll get a head start on the poll: I love it!!!

[Lefty Specialist]

=LWFS post_id=53446 time=1610042159 user_id=84]
AND we keep Dom Smith! Nimmo, too! AND we're still likely in on Springer and Hand and more pitching help...



MY COUNTRY IS BROKEN BUT MY BASEBALL TEAM IS A BURGEONING DEATH STAR

[A Boy Named Seo]

Is it too early for the Opening Day IGT, I need to see this lineup

[nymr83]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: =LWFS post_id=53446 time=1610042159 user_id=84] AND we keep Dom Smith! Nimmo, too! AND we're still likely in on Springer and Hand and more pitching help... MY COUNTRY IS BROKEN BUT MY BASEBALL TEAM IS A BURGEONING DEATH STAR Yes, it feels weird to celebrate a crooked billionaire's re-shaping of my favorite baseball team BUT I NEED SOMETHING RIGHT NOW DAMMIT

Hey, don't forget gender discrimination but who's keeping track!

[kcmets]

=LWFS post_id=53446 time=1610042159 user_id=84]MY COUNTRY IS BROKEN BUT MY BASEBALL TEAM IS A BURGEONING DEATH STAR

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

As some said, hard deal not to like. I especially am boner-y learning Lindor is a switch-hitter. And that he's a gold-glove SS who once hit 38 home runs in a season.



Hopefully Carrasco can return to form because he was quite good once.



Rosie had his chances and showed flashes over the years but really didn;t run with his opportunity the way I'd have liked him to. Gimenez obviously has ability but how much more than what he showed? Maybe the other 2 become stars but who knows.

[batmagadanleadoff]

What a middle infield that's gonna be -- Lindor and McNeil!



So what's gonna happen to Cano? Will Cohen just dump him and eat the contract? I suppose Cohen doesn't have to make a big decision on Cano until next year even though he might not wait.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The conventional wisdom seems to be that Cano has played his last game for the Mets. I don't know if that means they eat his entire contract, or part of it and trade him to another team. But in theory, Cano can return and play second base for the Mets in 2022 with McNeil moving to third base.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Rosario was so hyped as a prospect and rookie Met that the expectation was that he'd be the player Lindor turned out to be.