After many months of speculation about the future of Puerto Rico Francisco Lindor in the Cleveland franchise and its possible change, this has finally become a reality, as several sources confirm that the boricua, one of the best shortstop in all of MLB arrive at at the New York Mets andn a mega exchange that includes to several prospects and peloteros of Great Leagues.
According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Jeff is moving from ESPN and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Cleveland would be sending his star Lindor, along with pitcher Carlos “Cookie” Carrasco to Queens, while the Mets would send in return a pack of 4 players.
The players the Mets would be giving to Cleveland are shortstop Amed Rosari, infielder Andrés Giménez and two top prospects to pitcher Josh Wolf and outfielder Isaiah Greene.
With this change, Cleveland is getting rid of just over $ 40 million in payroll salaries for next season, something they’ve been looking to do since the low season began, as Lindor is in its final year. year of contract and most likely in arbitration will get about 30 million.