Just over two weeks before opening day, Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets have begun talking about keeping him in town beyond this season.
The newly acquired All-Star shortstop and the team have started discussing a long-term contract, he said Tuesday. “I will not renegotiate during the season,” Lindor said after hitting his first home run this spring, connecting against Houston’s Jairo Solis during the Mets’ 8-3 win. “I will go to free agency.
If something carries on during the season, it’s not fair for me. It’s not fair for the team. I’ve got to give everything I’ve got into winning baseball games.
So if it doesn’t happen in spring training, I’ll go to free agency. We’ll talk in November, December, whenever free agency starts," he