Let's talk about Francisco Lindor

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[Chad ochoseis]

dWAR is interesting there. I never thought of Jeets as a bad SS early in his career, and I never thought of Ripken as ever being particularly good.

[G-Fafif]

[Edgy MD]

Is that how Keith Hernandez looks in SIMS?

[ashie62]

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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

[Edgy MD]

The best shortstop in New York history is a stretch to award to anybody after one game.



If one game counts, then Alex Rodriguez probably gets the honor. George Davis should be a big candidate also. Maybe Frankie Frisch, too, though both spent only the first half of their careers in New York.

[LWFS]

Chad ochoseis wrote: dWAR is interesting there. I never thought of Jeets as a bad SS early in his career, and I never thought of Ripken as ever being particularly good.

Range is key on both counts.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: The best shortstop in New York history is a stretch to award to anybody after one game.

Relax. It was just a hyperbolic opportunity I saw to insult Jeter, one of my favorite things to do.

Later

[ashie62]

Jeter sucks.



Really not fair to be critical of Lindor's 2020 campaign.



He did play in every game of this rogue season.



He lost the effect of his age 26 season.



He has the ability to carry a team for short stretches. The best is yet to come.

[Edgy MD]

Lucky Lindy's introductory press conference:



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[Benjamin Grimm]

I joined a little late. Has anyone asked him about contract negotiations yet?

[Edgy MD]

"I'm not opposed to a long-term contract," was all I picked up.

[Edgy MD]

Asked in Spanish about the Yankees and the fight for the higher New York profile.



His answer is EXTENSIVE and I only picked up part of it. Here comes the translation:



"It's not necessarily about what has happened in the past. If we're a winning team today, that's what matters. Of course we want to be the #1 team in New York, but we also want to be the #1 team in the entire country."

[Benjamin Grimm]

I hate these questions about the Yankees. If I was getting one of those questions, I would say that there are 29 other teams, and the Yankees are one of them.

[A Boy Named Seo]

I joined late, too, but his response about calling out teammates who broke Covid protocol was really thoughtful and something I'd wanna hear out of my neighbors, let alone a pro athlete.

[Edgy MD]

He generally seemed thoughtful.



What a crappy way to have an introductory press conference.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It sounds like Francisco has a BIG dog.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I joined late, too, but his response about calling out teammates who broke Covid protocol was really thoughtful and something I'd wanna hear out of my neighbors, let alone a pro athlete.

Yeah I thought the same thing

[ashie62]

Good clubhouse guy.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Lindor sez he won't negotiate his next contract during the regular season.

[Benjamin Grimm]

He kind of implied that he wanted it wrapped up by a certain point in spring training.



Start the conversations soon. Get it done. Both with Lindor and Conforto. (I think they'll have to wait and see on Syndergaard though. May have to risk him testing free agency.)

[Frayed Knot]

That's pretty much S.O.P. for most players, that if things don't get done before or during ST then he goes the FA-gency next winter.

Not that everyone who states that sticks with it. Betts signed w/the Dodgers in late July after barely two weeks into the season. But

then last year was an unusual year.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Mets' Sandy Alderson explains how decision to sign James McCann allowed Mets to trade for Francisco Lindor



Excerpt:

Alderson said that the talks with the Indians began in November before ramping up last week, but he also explained how the team's decision to sign catcher James McCann played a big role in being able to go after Lindor and Carrasco. Because if the Mets had signed, say, J.T. Realmuto instead, it's likely that Lindor wouldn't be on the Mets' roster right now.

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Why on earth would signing Realmuto prevent the Mets from then trading for Lindor in hopes of signing Lindor long-term? Money? That's the only reason I could think of. And I'm not buying it. I think it's a smokescreen so that free agents won't think they can have their way with Cohen's money. Really? So does that mean that if Cano weren't suspended, the Mets wouldn't have been able to sign McAnn? Makes no sense. Especially given Cohen's wealth.

[Benjamin Grimm]

[Frayed Knot]

Even without him playing a meaningful game for us yet, it would suck to find ourselves sans Francisco a year from now.