Entering his fourth season as the Mets shortstop, Francisco Lindor has developed into a leader and one of the faces of the franchise. It started out a little bumpy in 2021, but over the last two seasons, Lindor has been not only the most valuable shortstop in baseball by fWAR, but the fourth-most valuable player in the sport behind only Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman, and Mookie Betts by that measure.
Of course, a lot of that has to do with Lindor’s shortstop defense, which remains superb. Lindor has been one of the best shortstop defenders in baseball since he first showed up in the majors in 2015, and that has remained true in his time with the Mets.