Let's talk about Francisco Lindor

[batmagadanleadoff]

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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.

[batmagadanleadoff]

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=batmagadanleadoff post_id=53477 time=1610047637 user_id=68]
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.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Sandy and Jared going live at 3 eastern to give us the low-down.

[metsmarathon]

holy shit this is exciting!

[smg58]

=TransMonk post_id=53457 time=1610043197 user_id=71]
It's hard not to like this.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

PORTER PULLS A CLEVELAND STEAMER

[Benjamin Grimm]

May be the last transaction between the Mets and the "Indians".



Previously, this would have to be the biggest trade the two clubs ever made:



New York Mets traded Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan, Matt Lawton, Billy Traber and Earl Snyder to the Cleveland Indians for Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik and Danny Peoples on December 11, 2001.

[LWFS]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=53477 time=1610047637 user_id=68]
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.

Edited January 7, 2021 by Guest

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

When Valentine heard what the Mets were giving up in the Alomar trade he asked "What's wrong with him?" (meaning Alomar)

[Edgy MD]

A poster who I believe was an early incarnation of ashie was a big Jerrod Riggan supporter.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: When Valentine heard what the Mets were giving up in the Alomar trade he asked "What's wrong with him?" (meaning Alomar)

New York's a tough city to acclimate to. If only Alomar had had some decent neighbors to make him feel at home...

[Frayed Knot]

OK, so this is, like, big news and stuff.

Chad ochoseis wrote: I'm suspicious that Lindor's 2020 wasn't a fluke.

Not sure why that would be the case but, after 5 seasons of 850-ish OPS's right out of the box [835, 794, 842, 871, 854], his age 26 season did suddenly take a hundred point drop.



His walk rate, about average [.064, .079, .051] over the previous three seasons (which alone puts him light years ahead of Rosario), stayed on course [.079] in 2020

Mainly it looks like the power was down: IsoP for his first five seasons = 169, 134, 232, 242, 234, then this season dropped back more to his early days which was still a very

respectable 157, about league average and better still for a middle IF.

His BA and BA-bip were down in 2020 but not dramatically: .258 vs .285 career; .280 vs .298 career



Bottom line is that, given a lack of age & injury factors, I'd tend to believe the larger sample over the smaller and the non-fucked-up seasons over the fucked-up one

'twould be a shame if he went all Robbie Alomar on us at the ripe old age of 27 -- Alomar had OPS's of 853 & 956 in his pre-trade seasons then cratered to 708 & 683 but RA

was 33 & 34 during his NYM tenure.





And the one caveat being that he's here for only one season until further notice.

Edited January 7, 2021 by Guest

[Benjamin Grimm]

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After some paperwork and a brief check-in with Our Burning Republic, I just spent 30 minutes watching Lindor highlights and giggling. Highly recommend it.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Porter seemed to repeat himself a lot, but I loved hearing what he had to say. Never content, will always be trying to upgrade, and his #1 hit "creative and opportunistic".

[Benjamin Grimm]

I missed seeing this live. Is there a site where the entire thing can be viewed? SNY's site only has the first minute and a half or so.

[A Boy Named Seo]

The Mets twitter has it available for re-watch.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Thanks!

[Benjamin Grimm]

He'll be our third Francisco, after Estrada and Rodriguez.

[dgwphotography]

Maybe it's my Wilponian Hangover, But trading for middle infielders from Cleveland hasn't exactly worked out well in the past.

[MFS62]

With both Giminez and Rosario going and McNeil playing second, who plays third? JD Davis is the initial reaction, but there's only so much ground Lindor can cover.

And who is the backup shortstop?

Carasco didn't just have a normal baseball injury, he was diagnosed with Lukemia. I'm sure the physical will reveal how well he has responded to treatment.



Later

[A Boy Named Seo]

Carrasco had a pretty amazing (and inspiring) return to play after battling leukemia. I'm really excited to watch him in our uni this year.

[ashie62]

Steve Cohen is the only one with money.



Hoe about that!

[Fman99]

I <3 this trade holy magoogifers

[seawolf17]

=MFS62 post_id=53517 time=1610058430 user_id=60]
With both Giminez and Rosario going and McNeil playing second, who plays third? JD Davis is the initial reaction, but there's only so much ground Lindor can cover.

And who is the backup shortstop?

[stevejrogers]

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fine, but can we still take Carrasco's contract off their hands?



its nice have an owner whose money we can pretend to spend!

[A Boy Named Seo]

Some Mets fan with a YouTube channel tells us all about what kind of people Francisco Lindor and Cookie Carrasco are.



[YOUTUBE]j6VFujpI7EQ[/YOUTUBE]

[G-Fafif]

[MFS62]

The day Lindor plays his first game as a Met he will immediately become the best shortstop to ever play for a New York team. Remember to point that out to every MFY fan you see.

Remember, a day without insulting Derek Jeter is a day without sunshine.



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[stevejrogers]

=MFS62 post_id=53660 time=1610199269 user_id=60]
The day Lindor plays his first game as a Met he will immediately become the best shortstop to ever play for a New York team. Remember to point that out to every MFY fan you see.

Remember, a day without insulting Derek Jeter is a day without sunshine.



Later

[MFS62]

=stevejrogers post_id=53661 time=1610200262 user_id=57]
=MFS62 post_id=53660 time=1610199269 user_id=60]
The day Lindor plays his first game as a Met he will immediately become the best shortstop to ever play for a New York team. Remember to point that out to every MFY fan you see.

Remember, a day without insulting Derek Jeter is a day without sunshine.



Later