The Mets acquired one of the ten best players in baseball in Francisco Lindor on Thursday. That alone should excite Mets fans, but what may be more exciting is that the Mets did not have to part with any of their top young players in order to get him. Dom Smith, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, and J.D. Davis—all legitimate potential trade pieces when this offseason began—will likely stay on the roster for the 2021 season.
And while it should be very easy to cement Lindor at his ideal positions in the lineup and on the field, the remainder of the Mets’ infield positioning and lineup construction a little more complicated heading into 2021.