Mets: 3 overpaid players we need to break up with immediately

1. Francisco Lindor

Carlos Correa may not sign with the Mets, but the Mets do have something Correa wants: Francisco Lindor’s contract.

Lindor set the record for shortstop contracts when he signed a 10-year, $341 million contract. It’s about $130 million less than Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ contract, and Mahomes won one Super Bowl, went to two, and has been to three AFC Championships.

Lindor hasn’t even been a fraction of the game-changer Mahomes has been for KC, yet the Mets set the market with the historic contract that is almost as bad as Bobby Bonilla’s deal. Lindor is getting paid $1 million more than Fernando Tatis Jr., and Tatis at least got his team to 79 wins in the most competitive NL division in 2021.

New York deeply overcommitted to Lindor, who admitted in 2020 that he “got tired” and “didn’t give it my best” in Cleveland. Lindor has accumulated a lot of accolades in a relatively short amount of time, but he isn’t even the best at his position.

Actually, Lindor has won some type of award in every full MLB season (excluding 2020) except his time with the Mets. Even though Lindor performed well before joining New York, his contract was a massive misstep in that Lindor has failed to transform the franchise.

Technically, there are still nine years to figure that out, but no organization is foolish enough to even trade for Lindor at this point. The Mets are stuck with Lindor, so here’s to hoping he redeems his value over the next decade.