New York Mets Entertainment Statistician /
Former MLB Network Researcher /
3x Sports Emmy award winner /
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All opinions expressed are my own
Had to wait for the next 7 train because I was unwilling to body check Terry Collins just to get on this one. Talk about a man of the people!
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Francisco Lindor...
-Plays elite defense at SS
-Hits for power from both sides
-Never misses a game
-Mentors and praises his teammates
-Always holds himself accountable
-Is an exemplary humanitarian off the field
In short, he is everything you want in a franchise player.
Trading Scherzer for Acuña feels a lot like when the
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acquired d'Arnaud and Syndergaard for R.A. Dickey.
Something tells me we're going to look back on this trade fondly.
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"Their job is to put the team together and our job is to get the wins. They can put the best team possible, but if we don't get it done, it puts them in a tough position."
Francisco Lindor was asked about the possibility of the Mets selling at the trade deadline:
Wilmer Flores has played in 1,162 MLB games.
861 were in a Mets uniform.
861 were not as a Met.
When Wilmer takes the field tonight in San Francisco against his former team, he will officially played more than half of his career games elsewhere.
Notice how veteran guys like Luis Severino and Jesse Winker come to the
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and suddenly start having more fun than they've ever had in their careers.
This team has something special brewing.
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Lindor and Alonso are two of the best things to ever happen to this franchise and I hope they get the chance to bring home a championship one day.
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The Mets can still build a championship roster around Nimmo, Lindor, and Alonso.
But this is clearly a transition season.
Play the kids every day (including Baty against lefties), trade the veterans on short-term deals, and get a new DH and bullpen in the offseason.
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Francisco Lindor won a Silver Slugger and was a Gold Glove finalist while playing with a bone spur all season.
Not once did he use the injury as an excuse when he struggled.
That's what a leader does.
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Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on an 12-year, $325 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
Sorry to anyone this offends, but I'm going to trust the people who evaluate prospects for a living over reactionary fans who had never heard of these players until an hour ago! 😂
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The people that hate Francisco Lindor are the same people who wanted Edwin Díaz run out of town in 2019.
The same people who won't forgive Carlos Beltrán, the greatest center fielder in franchise history, for one postseason at-bat.
The Mariners are headed to New York City fitted in Run-DMC tracksuits and a message from Rev Run himself.
“Keep reppin. Keep rockin. Keep rollin. Y’all are on fire.”
Check it out from Julio’s IG:
The
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went from 77 wins in 2021 to 101 in 2022 by adding Scherzer, Marte, Escobar, Canha, Bassitt, and Ottavino in a single offseason.
I don't buy any narrative that says they can't be competitive next year.
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Picture this:
The
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win the World Series in a game pitched by Kodai Senga
Candelita then performs a postgame concert with Grimace as one of the backup dancers
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The haters didn't want to hear that they were having good at-bats but hitting into bad luck.
But it was true! The batted-ball data suggested they were due for a major turnaround.
This is why rational fans don't overreact to small sample sizes.
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The Mets have had so many years where they've started out great and then fizzled by September.
Maybe it's better they have a mediocre start and then catch fire at the right time.
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He led the team in runs, RBI, and extra-base hits from the start of May to the end of June while slashing .293/.353/.463 with RISP in that span.
The team went 7-11 when scoring 6+ runs in those months.
Francisco Lindor through 83 games this year: .225 AVG, 19 2B, 17 HR, 55 RBI, .755 OPS
Francisco Lindor through 83 games last year: .240 AVG, 11 2B, 14 HR, 58 RBI, .735 OPS
All signs point to him having a monster second half and finishing in the top 10 of MVP voting again.
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With 2022 at an end, here are some of my favorite
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scoreboard notes that I wrote this year.
What was your favorite
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moment of 2022?
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Glass half full:
The
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are not as inept as they've looked at the plate.
The bullpen looks solid outside of Tonkin. Edwin is all the way back.
Manaea, Houser, and Butto all impressed in their debuts.
Francisco Alvarez is a STAR.
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Mets fans,
Who will you be rooting for in the postseason?
I'll say the Brewers because of Mark Canha...and I feel like we have a connection to them now that Stearns is about to take over.
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How great is it that the two most valuable
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are "Mr. Smile" and "The Happiest Man in Baseball"?
We're so lucky to have them for the remainder of their careers.
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The crazy thing is that even with his struggles, Lindor is fifth in the NL in RBIs.
He has an .828 OPS with RISP and 1.097 OPS in high-leverage situations.
He needs to be better, no one is denying that. But acting like he's the problem with the team is absurd.
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Pete Alonso has more home runs and RBIs than anyone since he broke into the league.
Include him on your next hitter power rankings or continue to look like imbeciles.
Don't take Francisco Lindor's greatness for granted.
This is one of the greatest shortstops in the history of the sport...and he's far from done.
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If you're going to Citi Field tonight, I ask that you do just one thing.
Be LOUD. Be louder than you've ever been before.
I want the Padres to be so intimidated they don't even want to step on the field.
Show them the meaning of home-field advantage.
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Soon, the answer to the question "Who has the most recent postseason hit for the
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?" will no longer be Ty Kelly.
A bittersweet moment, to be sure.
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Francisco deserves a ton of credit for how he's handled the media.
Always there to answer questions and take responsibility, even when the loss isn't directly on him.
"The frustration intensifies, for me, when I know I'm not doing the things in the moment correct"
Francisco Lindor talks about being frustrated as the Mets continue to struggle:
Francisco Lindor is one of just eight players with at least 60 runs and 60 RBI this season.
The others are Aaron Judge, Yordan Álvarez, Paul Goldschmidt, Freddie Freeman, Trea Turner, Austin Riley, and Kyle Schwarber.
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Francisco Lindor is the 10th player in MLB history to record 25+ triples, 100+ stolen bases, 200+ home runs & 250+ doubles in his first nine big league seasons.
Others on that list include:
Barry Bonds
Frank Robinson
Mike Trout
Vladimir Guerrero
You know how much blame Carlos Mendoza deserves for today's loss?
None.
The bullpen gave up FIVE runs when there were TWO OUTS and NO ONE ON BASE.
At a certain point the players have to execute.
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Carlos Mendoza cites Christian Scott throwing 99 pitches in his previous start as a big reason why he was more limited today
Mendoza also cites Scott starting on regular rest
Lindor, Alonso, Nimmo, Alvarez, Senga, McNeil, Díaz...the core of a championship team is already in place.
It's all about bringing in the right supporting cast.
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One could argue that the
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had the best deadline of any team (or at least any seller).
They replenished a barren farm system by trading guys who weren't going to be here for the long haul anyway.
The goal is to build a perennial winner, and this was a step toward that
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