1) He’s 32 years old, this is when SS start to break down
2) He’s been an iron man his entire career and got hurt this year running the bases
3) His defensive range went from 99th percentile in 2024, to 89th percentile in 2025, to 65th percentile in 2026
4) His sprint speed went from 58th percentile, to 48th percentile to 30th percentile
5) His arm strength has also declined in 3 consecutive years
It’s quite literally objective reality to anyone who is the slightest bit logical
He’s not trash, but he’s not 2024 Lindor
Everyone declines at some point
What's become painfully apparent is Lindor is not a leader on the field or in the clubhouse. We know of his thumbs down with Baez, his fight with McNeil and his distaste for Nimmo and Alonso. He even was jealous of Soto stealing his thunder. The Mets should move him if possible.
Frankie Montas 2 years $34M
Jorge Polanco 2 years $40M
Luis Robert Jr $20M + $2M buyout
Marcus Semien $72M + $5M (TX)
Bo Bichette $126M + $5M buyout
$304M is a lot of money for past performance
@bleednucksblue@lcs4870 Traded for, signed who cares. He made 1 single good trade/signing within the last year. Luke weaver. There’s not a single other impact player in there.
Stearns inherited a team that went to the NLCS and made them miss the playoffs back to back years with the second highest payroll in baseball. Yk how hard that is to achieve?