Mike Piazza speaks of potential Mets-Francisco Lindor contract

The Mets’ desire to cross the $ 300 million threshold with Francisco Lindor underscores their seriousness of locking in their new shortstop before their Opening Day deadline. The natural contract to match adjacent free agent Lindor, if not more, is a 10-year, $ 300 million agreement that Manny Machado – one year younger than Lindor on the baseball scale – received from the Padres in February 2019 .

Should the two sides find common ground in time, it will be a festive day for the Mets, with Steve Cohen making his first seismic commitment since buying the club (unless Michael Conforto first expands). And, as a seismic commitment from a generation ago reminded him indirectly on Monday, it would come with a high risk.

“It’s going to be tough. I think Mike Piazza at Mets Camp as a guest instructor said during a zoom news conference in Clover Park that this is part of the challenge. “That’s what makes it unique. It is a wonderful place to play when you are winning, but if you are struggling, it is not a lot of fun.

“[Lindor] Of course to go out and prove it, but he is just a very good man. He has colorful hair, that’s for sure. “

Piazza and Lindor chatted on Monday, the Hall of Fame catcher revealed, “I had the privilege of having a nice conversation with her today and it seems like she has such a great head on her shoulders.”

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Francisco Lindor and Mike Piazza
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No evidence to the contrary exists. Since becoming a Mate in the January trade with the Indians, the 27-year-old Lindor has appeared in every test. He arrived with a sterling reputation and continued slugging, fielding and smiling through this epidemic spring training. Nevertheless, Piazza’s Mets story demonstrates the benefits of grinding together before tying the knot.

Piazza and Lindor do not serve as an exact likeness, as Piazza joined the Mets during the season, courtesy of a May 1998 trade with the Marlins (who barely acquired him a week before the Dodgers). He did not enjoy spring training. While a look at his numbers contradicts the myth that he actually struggles aggressively out of the gate, some early failures in the clutch provoke the Shea Stadium stadium and feeds a midsummer legend that he was around 1999 and beyond Will not stick. He eventually turned to that and led the team to the playoffs.

“I would say that it wasn’t until late August when I started saying, ‘Actually, I can do this. I mean here,'” said Piazza. “I gotta go at it.”

After the 1998 season, before free agency began, Piazza and the Mets agreed to a seven-year, $ 91 million deal, the most money given to a player in baseball history at the time, at the ceremony in Flushing. Established.

“Always we all struggle. It is a game of failure at times, ”said Piazza. “Hence [Lindor] Trying to figure out how to get out of situations where maybe he is not playing. Once you deal with it here, it’s definitely going to be scrutiny and media and stuff like that, just try to stay away from the roller coaster in general, try to keep things as well, Be consistent “

Piazza said: “I think he’s got to go out and be comfortable, and the fact that he has such a good team is also important to me.”

The two sides could deliberate, Lindor could enjoy a wonderful season and then they could do as Piazza did, re-immaturity as a validation of their fit (now getting more money from them for). However, at this time, this is not the most likely scenario.

The Yankees took such a risk by giving Gerrit Cole $ 324 million without a trial run, and so far so good. Two years into his relationship with Machado, Padres feels fine. These deals happen and they can work.

The roller coaster seems less sinister, however, when you already know the full ride as Piazza did.

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