According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the Cleveland Indians intend to trade Francisco Lindor by Opening Day.
Cleveland, strapped for money, intend to trade All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor by opening day, several rival teams have been informed. Lindor earned $17.5 million last season and is projected to earn about $21 million in salary arbitration in his final year before free agency
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 5, 2020
As much as I would love to chalk this one up to Bob’s history of dubious reporting, this news should come as a surprise to no one.