Francisco Lindor isn’t looking for big money. He’s looking for crazy money.
The Mets have made a 10-year, $325 million contract offer to Lindor. The shortstop, whom they acquired in an offseason trade with Cleveland, wanted an extension to be done by Opening Day.
Just ahead of Thursday’s Opening Day, ESPN’s Jeff Passan said there was no progress on contract talks between Lindor and the Mets. Why? According to Passan, Lindor believes he is worth a 12-year contract for $375 million.
This is not about greed by one side or the other. It’s about what each believes to be fair. The Mets made what the industry sees as a strong offer. Lindor clearly believes he’s worth more. If the deadline passes and he holds to no in-season talks, free agency will be the judge.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 1, 2021
$375 million is crazy money. A 12-year, $375 million deal would be for more total money than Mookie Betts received from the Dodgers on his 12-year, $365 million extension.
Do you think Lindor is worth it? Usually you want to see your player coming off hitting better than .258 before giving them $375 million, but what do I know?
Of course, minutes after I published this, the sides agreed to a 10-year, $341 million deal. That’s not going to age well.
