<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-lindor-drops-electric-juan-soto-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Francisco Lindor drops ‘electric’ Juan Soto admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mets-news-Francisco-Lindor-drops-electric-Juan-Soto-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Francisco Lindor drops ‘electric’ Juan Soto admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T21:07:30-08:00">December 20th, 9:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T21:07:30-08:00">December 20th, 9:07pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/juan-soto-bold-predictions-765-million-mets-contract">New York Mets pulled off the biggest move</a> of the offseason when they secured the services of Juan Soto, signing him to a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract in free agency that could be worth as much as $805 million. Soto’s contributions in 2024 were worth 8.1 WAR, and it helps that the Mets were able to steal the 26-year-old right fielder from their sworn rival New York Yankees.</p><p>Soto is expected to elevate the Mets the same way he did the Yankees last season, and it’s not like the Mets need him to be anyone other than his usual self for them to take the next step into World Series contention. And shortstop Francisco Lindor also sees how Soto can liven up a raucous Citi Field faithful even further with <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1870205109214302409" rel="noopener">the way he carries himself</a> in every inning he plays on the field, and every at-bat he’s hell-bent on sticking it to the opposing pitcher.</p><p>“He’s an electric player. That’s going to add to the vibes as well. Also his professionalism. I think that’s going to go well with the organization with the culture that we’ve been trying to grow and trying to establish,” Lindor said, via SNY Mets on X (formerly known as Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Francisco Lindor spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNetwork</a> about the Mets signing of Juan Soto:</p><p>"He's an electric player. That's going to add to the vibes as well. Also his professionalism. I think that's going to go well with the organization with the culture that we've been trying to grow" <a href="https://t.co/DjxHWSBxSL">pic.twitter.com/DjxHWSBxSL</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1870205109214302409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lindor credits the entire Mets front office from executing this grand heist of Soto, as it will set them up for what is looking like a fruitful future filled with winning baseball ahead.</p><p>“The whole front office [is] trying to build the culture and atmosphere where the fans come and have fun, the players have fun, the families enjoy the game. But we’re gonna go out there and give everything we got. I think a guy like Juan Soto is gonna help a lot [in that regard],” Lindor added.</p><h2><b>Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor will be a dynamic one-two punch for the Mets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Juan-Soto-with-NY-Mets-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mets already had one of the best offenses in the entire MLB last season, scoring 4.75 a game which ranked seventh in the entire league. Adding Juan Soto only serves to make their lineup even more deadly, especially when he’ll be able to form a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-juan-soto-gets-100-real-on-francisco-lindor-partnership">dynamic one-two combination with Francisco Lindor</a> at the heart of the order similar to his connection with Aaron Judge on the Yankees.</p><p>Soto is such a huge upgrade over Starling Marte that the Mets won’t have to think about who else to pencil in at right field everyday anymore.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Francisco Lindor drops ‘electric’ Juan Soto admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-juan-soto-gets-100-real-on-francisco-lindor-partnership');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Juan Soto gets 100% real on Francisco Lindor partnership');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mets-news-Juan-Soto-gets-100-real-on-Francisco-Lindor-partnership.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Juan Soto gets 100% real on Francisco Lindor partnership</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-12T19:40:31-08:00">December 12th, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-12T19:52:15-08:00">December 12th, 7:52pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the biggest move of the offseason, Juan Soto decided to jump ship and join the New York Mets in free agency, signing a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract that could be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-how-juan-soto-can-reach-805-million-contract-with-new-york">worth as much as $805 million</a>. Soto is leaving the New York Yankees despite a wildly successful 2024 campaign in which they made it to the World Series, and now, the Yankees will be searching for Aaron Judge’s next partner in crime in the heart of their order.</p><p>But while Soto is leaving Judge and the Yankees behind, he will be joining another exciting superstar down in Queens in Francisco Lindor, one of the MLB’s biggest household names who is coming off a stellar 2024 campaign in his own right. And the 26-year-old right fielder believes that he and Lindor will <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1867310318508032143" rel="noopener">combine to make something beautiful</a> at Citi Field as they look to lead the Mets to heights they haven’t seen since 1986.</p><p>“Now, having the chance to do the same thing [I did with Judge] with Francisco, I think, is going to be special,” Soto told Steve Gelbs of SNY. “He has a lot of stuff to tell me. I have a lot of stuff to tell him to improve our game, and I think it’s exciting. It’s exciting to find little things to get better [at] every day. To have your brother next to you, try to cheer for you, to push you to be the best out of you.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Juan Soto says Aaron Judge is "one of the best guys I ever played with"</p><p>He's looking forward to playing alongside another MVP candidate in Francisco Lindor, he tells <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGelbs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SteveGelbs</a>: "It's going to be special" <a href="https://t.co/l8GExjEWQ3">pic.twitter.com/l8GExjEWQ3</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1867310318508032143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Soto and Lindor will strike plenty of fear into the hearts of opposing pitchers, and they will be instrumental in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-steve-cohens-elite-message-mlb-after-mets-juan-soto-signing">leading the Mets</a> to the promised land in 2025.</p><h2><b>Mets continue push for a World Series crown</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Juan-Soto-4-1.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bigger things are in store for the Mets in 2025; they came to within just two wins away of defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 NLCS, and now, they managed to add the best free agent on the market who has plenty of productive years ahead of him considering that Juan Soto is only 26 years of age.</p><p>Francisco Lindor may not boast the power production of Aaron Judge, but he is an elite hitter in his own right. In fact, Lindor, in his age-30 season, posted the best offensive season of his career based on wRC+ (a career-best 137 in 2024), while putting up 33 home runs, 91 runs batted in, and an .844 OPS while playing one of the most difficult positions on the field (shortstop).</p><p>There wasn’t already any space for opposing pitchers to breathe when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-juan-soto-stats-have-mets-fans-making-world-series-plans">facing the Mets lineup</a>; Soto only serves to elevate them from good to great.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Juan Soto gets 100% real on Francisco Lindor partnership

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-lindor-underappreciated-2024-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Francisco Lindor gets ‘underappreciated’ admission after stellar 2024 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Francisco-Lindor-gets-underappreciated-admission-after-stellar-2024-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Francisco Lindor gets ‘underappreciated’ admission after stellar 2024 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-30T09:58:46-08:00">November 30th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-30T10:08:25-08:00">November 30th, 10:08am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is New York Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor underappreciated? Writer Will Leitch <a href="https://x.com/MLBNetwork/status/1862901907012169900" rel="noopener">recently addressed the topic</a> during an appearance on MLB Network.</p><p>“He was terrific (in 2024),” Leitch said of Lindor. “It’s funny, though… Lindor is someone who is still, until this year, was kind of underappreciated. Let’s not forget, he has not made an All-Star game since 2019. Doesn’t that seem impossible that Francisco Lindor would go that long?”</p><p>So why has Lindor been “underappreciated” over the years? After all, as Leitch mentioned, Lindor has not made an All-Star game since the 2019 season, when he was still in Cleveland. He has yet to make an All-Star game in New York with the Mets.</p><p>Leitch referenced the idea of voter fatigue, although Lindor has yet to win an MVP. He did finish second in National League MVP voting in 2024, however.</p><p>“I think there were a couple years where Mike Trout probably could have won an MVP, another one, but people were tired of voting for him,” Leitch continued. “I think Lindor has that a little bit, where he can maybe statistically not be the best player in the National League next year, but after what he did this year… I think that helps him down the line. Sometimes you work your way up to that point.”</p><p>Leitch has a point. However, the reality of the situation is that Francisco Lindor did not play his best baseball after getting traded to the Mets. He finished with an OPS of just .734 in 2021, .788 in 2022 and .804 during the 2023 season. Sure, he was still playing a quality brand of defense at shortstop, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-on-new-york-pressure">Lindor was not playing up to his expectations</a>.</p><p>In 2024, though, Lindor found his footing. The star shortstop slashed .273/.344/.500/.844. He also hit 33 home runs and stole 29 bases. It was a strong season, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-biggest-2024-mlb-all-star-snubs">Lindor was still snubbed of an All-Star appearance</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Francisco Lindor gets ‘underappreciated’ admission after stellar 2024 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-role-francisco-lindor-playing-mets-juan-soto-pursuit');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: The role Francisco Lindor is playing in Mets’ Juan Soto pursuit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/The-role-Francisco-Lindor-is-playing-in-Mets-Juan-Soto-pursuit.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: The role Francisco Lindor is playing in Mets’ Juan Soto pursuit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-12T08:13:29-08:00">November 12th, 8:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-12T14:45:15-08:00">November 12th, 2:45pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-red-sox-trying-barge-into-juan-soto-free-agency-sweepstakes">Juan Soto sweepstakes has begun</a>. There is no shortage of teams interested in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-mets-priority-free-agency-juan-soto-pete-alonso">winning the services of the 26-year-old outfielder</a>, and among those being heavily linked to Soto are the New York Mets, whose pursuit of the Dominican superstar is said to be <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/42331709/mlb-offseason-2024-25-passan-predictions-juan-soto-roki-sasaki-corbin-burnes-pete-alonso" rel="noopener">getting a lift from another superstar</a> in the form of Francisco Lindor.</p><p>The Mets have reportedly circled a date for a meeting with Soto, which would be a small step toward a potential mega-sized contract with the National League East division club.</p><p>“The two favorites in the Soto derby, the New York Mets and New York Yankees, also have meetings scheduled, according to sources. (Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed theirs.),” wrote Jeff Passan of ESPN.</p><p>In addition, Passan hinted that Lindor is involved in the process of winning Soto’s signature.</p><p>“The Mets’ pursuit has gotten a hand from shortstop Francisco Lindor, who would love another star in Queens and has taken a role in recruiting Soto, while the Yankees can point to Soto’s excellence in the Bronx this season as a precursor for more.”</p><p>In fact, Lindor <a href="https://x.com/TMZ/status/1856427062417928649" rel="noopener">landed in LA on Tuesday</a> ahead of New York’s meeting with Soto, per TMZ Sports.</p><h2><b>Francisco Lindor, Mets have their eyes on Juan Soto</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Yankees-Juan-Soto-looking-on.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mets team owner Steve Cohen has shown financial fearlessness in the past if it means acquiring big talents, and if there’s one player he is unafraid to throw a huge bag at, it could be Soto, who is coming off another splendid season. Soto could just be the missing piece for the Mets to get over the hump after a deep postseason run last season.</p><p>In the 2024 campaign with the New York Yankees, Soto slashed .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs and 109 RBIs across 157 games and 713 plate appearances. Over the last two seasons, which includes a stint with the San Diego Padres, Soto has hit .281/.415/.545 with 76 blasts, 218 RBIs, and a 166 OPS+.</p><p>Francisco Lindor would definitely be smiling ear to ear if the Mets pulled off a Soto signing in MLB free agency. Lindor did a lot of heavy lifting in the 2024 season for the Mets, who made it all the way to the 2024 National League Championship Series Round. Lindor, who is among the finalists for the 2024 NL Most Valuable Player Award, hit .273/.344/.500 with 33 home runs and 91 RBIs to go with 29 stolen bases.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: The role Francisco Lindor is playing in Mets’ Juan Soto pursuit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-lindor-heartfelt-message-ny-faithful-2024-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Francisco Lindor’s heartfelt message to Mets faithful after 2024 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Francisco-Lindors-heartfelt-message-to-NY-faithful-after-2024-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Francisco Lindor’s heartfelt message to Mets faithful after 2024 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-29T13:09:43-07:00">October 29th, 1:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-29T13:09:43-07:00">October 29th, 1:09pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets had a magical 2024 season. After starting 0-5 and sitting 11 games under .500 in June, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-keeps-it-100-wild-finish-braves-clinches-playoff-spot">made a miracle run to the playoffs</a>. Francisco Lindor was the reason, as he put together an MVP-caliber season to lift the Mets to the playoffs. After they were eliminated in the NLCS, Lindor<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DBt7_hwPkux/" rel="noopener"> posted a</a> thank you video to the fans on his Instagram.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBt7_hwPkux/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBt7_hwPkux/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Francisco Lindor (@lindor12bc)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The video is full of the greatest moments of the 2024 Mets season. Lindor’s game-winning homer in Game 161 against the Braves and series-clinching grand slam against the Phillies are included. There are plenty of great regular-season moments as well, including his 100th home run in New York. The sizzle reel includes great defensive plays while including amazing fan reactions.</p><p>Mets fans have gravitated toward Lindor as their franchise player despite a few disappointing seasons. From MVP chants to singing his walk-up song, the New York faithful have embraced their shortstop. The future lies with him but it also lies with Steve Cohen, who is set up to spend big in the 2024 offseason.</p><p>David Sterns built a solid rotation on the fly in his first off-season in Queens. Luis Severino, Sean Manaea, and Jose Quintana were all solid this season despite low expectations. He also brought in pop star Jose Iglesias and Jesse Winker. How can he improve the Mets this season?</p><h2><b>The Mets will build around Francisco Lindor this winter</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Francisco-Lindor-with-NY-Mets-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With the richest owner in sports stroking the checks, the Mets are set to spend this off-season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-mets-top-priority-behind-juan-soto-chase">Juan Soto is the ultimate prize</a>, as the 26-year-old hits free agency after a career year. His one year with the Yankees ended with 41 home runs and a run to the World Series that will inflate his value. Soto hitting behind Lindor would create a lineup comparable to the Dodgers in the National League.</p><p>While the pitching staff will likely change, the lineup could use another massive bat. While the lineup is already solid, they have to compete with the Dodgers and Yankees. Despite Pete Alonso’s solid numbers, he let many fans down during the regular season. He could be the power bat in the lineup and the rest of the money could go to the rotation if Soto chooses elsewhere.</p><p>The Mets will be among the favorites in the National League to start 2025. Their incredible run might carry over and with Lindor and expensive reinforcements, they should succeed. Whether Grimace and OMG will be back is yet to be seen but the magic of 2024 still lingers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.275	2	8	0.877	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.275	2	8	0.877	0

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