Should the Mets trade Fransisco Lindor? Absolutely not. This doesn’t mean Stearns won’t try to trade him anyway.

Yes, we all understand Lindor wants to stay here and has NTC with Mets. But, Stearns has proven to us he doesn’t care about sentimentality when he let Alonso walk and traded Nimmo.

Lindor will be 33 next year and there have been very few shortstops in MLB history who have been productive at that age. This year, Lindor will have played the least amount of games in a season (outside of Covid-2020) since his rookie year. That said, his production in the 2nd half will show he still has a bat that could help an offensively challenged team.

There will be teams that line up with the Mets for a trade & after the deadline, Stearns has accumulated a list of middle infielders who can potentially have an impact on the team as soon as next year.

At the very least, I would expect Lindor to begin getting reps at 2B next year & to be showing up at DH to try to limit his time on the IL.

Will Lindor get traded? I’d say it’s 50/50. But, this offseason will probably be the last time Stearns could potentially move him given his $ owed and age.