Francisco Lindor says all of the right things about NY Mets even if all aren't true

Francisco Lindor is committed to the New York Mets. In his exclusive interview with the NY Post, Lindor talked about all of the good things with the Mets this year even as things haven’t gone exactly as planned.

Among the quotes were these statements:

“The plan is to be here for my contract."

“We have the right guys. Stearns is the right guy. We have one of the best owners in sports history... We have not taken a step backwards."

“When you are in a big market there is not such a thing as rebuilding. There is a little bit of transition, that is it. You can’t afford to rebuild in big markets, so I think we are working toward the right place. We have not taken a step backwards.”

Backwards or stagnant, whatever you want to call it, the Mets have undoubtedly underachieved this year. It hasn’t stopped Lindor from taking charge when asked. In mid-August with the team playing for pride, a reputation as a ruthless spoiler, and maybe tricking fans into thinking there is a mini-run in them, he hasn’t wavered from playing it safe publicly.

Declaring his will to stay shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. He’s not the type of person to demand a trade in a year where he was a big culprit. Injury aside, his shockingly unimpressive defense and slow-to-start bat cost them multiple games. Lindor is saying a lot of what we want to hear yet not really confirming anything at all about his Mets future. He has wisely chosen to avoid any feather ruffling when negativity could be at an all-time high.

Francisco Lindor is winning media literacy with his Mets positivity

Putting these quotes out in the open was a clever way of helping him from ever becoming the villain if the Mets do trade him. While he wields the power of a no-trade clause, an offseason statement that doesn’t get too wordy about “doing what’s best for me and my family right now” is one that’ll have David Stearns becoming the target for anyone who thinks Lindor should have stayed. For those who want him out, he gets a nice little tip of the cap for agreeing to leave.

Lindor has been pretty consistent in recent years about staying positive about where the Mets are even when it’s not so easy. Days before the trade deadline, with A.J. Minter already out the door, he didn’t sound fully convinced the team was selling. Delusional or in denial about the situation, Lindor has matured to the point where he is the kind of player who will never publicly say anything bad about a teammate.

The behind the scenes innuendo regarding his relationship with Juan Soto still hasn’t been squashed even if the trade speculation has at least taken a detour. If Lindor is indeed adamant about staying in New York, we can’t keep hearing about how rental starting pitchers are intervening.

No one could have predicted Brandon Nimmo was going to end up traded in the offseason immediately after the 2025 season ended. Last winter’s Lindor trade rumors never seemed to get far enough off the ground. More speculative without enough smoke to set off a fire alarm, it feels different after the continued reports of Lindor and Soto not getting along.

Lindor has always sounded like a gentleman in the media. He takes responsibility. He doesn’t point fingers anywhere but at himself. As much as we’d love for this to be a ra-ra moment, he isn’t in a position to start making demands nor should we expect it. 

Lindor has come a long way from 2021 when he was giving a thumbs down to the fans. A captain without the letter on his jersey to confirm it, he sounds every bit in charge of the situation and with his power to veto any trade away from the Mets.

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