"It's heavy on the front office...let them deal with it"- Mets' Francisco Lindor dishes out on current trade-deadline drama
Shortstop Francisco Lindor is not bothered by all the happenings with the fast approaching trade deadline on July 30. The New York Mets shortstop thinks it is tough for any front office but he'd rather concentrate and focus on what he can do best on the field.
The New York Mets, 12 games behind division leaders the Philadelphia Phillies, are currently fixated on the final NL Wild Card spot. The month leading up to the All-Star break was great, with the franchise disposing of its rough start and getting back to the thick of things. The club was initially thought to be sellers at the trade deadline, however, a winning stretch may have had them think in another direction.
With the impending trade deadline, Lindor compared this trade deadline to last year, while talking about it.
“I mean, [it’s] heavy on the front office,” Lindor said via SNY on X. “That’s their job. Let them deal with that. Let them make the decisions they gotta make.” As for the players’ role in all the wheeling and dealing afoot? "
“We’re here to play the game the right way and hopefully we’re in the position where we can help them make better decisions that are gonna be… um… not like last year,” Lindor told SNY.
The shortstop hinted at last year's deadline when the franchise carried out a fire sale. The Mets traded away Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, David Robertson, Tommy Pham and Mark Canha, among others, after a dismal start to the 2023 season. However, this time around, Lindor believes they are in a better position for the front office to go the other way.
Francisco Lindor places his trust in David Stearns' trade deadline decisions
Adding more on trade deadline, Francisco Lindor knows at the end of the day it will be the front office to make the decisions but said he trusts the Mets' president of baseball operations to make the right calls for the betterment of the team.
“At the end of the day they’re gonna make the decisions that they’re gonna make. They’re looking for this year but they’re also looking for the future,” Lindor told SNY. "I trust David [Stearns] and his staff and I’m here to play as hard as I can and to make sure the group continues to climb."
The Mets didn't have the best start to the season but in the last one and a half-months, the club has found its strength and is going to be a postseason contender by the trade deadline.
Snubbed for the All-Star game, Francisco Lindor has done well as compared to last season. He is hitting .256, along with 19 home runs, 20 stolen bases and 54 RBIs.