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A New York Mets<\/a> team that has been one of the biggest disappointments of the 2026 season fell to 22-33 on Tuesday night and reportedly<\/a> could become a seller as soon as June.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, star shortstop Francisco Lindor has been out of the lineup since he suffered a calf injury on April 22. During the latest edition of “The Show” podcast, MLB insider Jon Heyman<\/a> of the New York Post suggested that Lindor’s lack of a strong relationship with outfielder Juan Soto could result in team president of baseball operations David Stearns making a surprising move.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I\u2019m not gonna be shocked if Lindor is out there,” Heyman said about a possible trade involving the 32-year-old, per AJ Stone<\/a> of Heavy. “I like the guy. I think he\u2019s on his way to the Hall of Fame. There\u2019s something wrong with the mix, I think. We\u2019ve said this on this show many times. It\u2019s probably been underreported in the press. Not knocking our competitors, it\u2019s underreported everywhere, but I think they\u2019ve got to figure out how Lindor and Soto can become [friendly]. They\u2019re not arch-enemies, they\u2019re not at each other\u2019s throats. Soto has moved across the room, but they\u2019re not speaking as far as I can tell. …I say get them together in a room, and figure it out. Or investigate, potentially a trade of Lindor.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lindor and the Mets agreed<\/a> to a 10-year contract extension worth up to $341M in the spring of 2021. While he became a fan-favorite en route to helping the club make a run to the 2024 National League Championship Series, reports\u00a0<\/span>surfaced<\/a> in late 2025 detailing alleged clubhouse issues that impacted the team throughout its collapse last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n One story\u00a0<\/span>claimed<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>that Lindor and Soto had a “chilly” relationship after the latter\u00a0<\/span>signed<\/a>\u00a0his 15-year, $765M contract to join the Mets in December 2024.\u00a0<\/span>Heyman’s update indicates that the two players still aren’t all that chummy this spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n For what it’s worth, fellow MLB insider Joel Sherman predicted during the podcast that Lindor will stay with the Mets for the foreseeable future.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I did hear when Lindor got hurt,” Sherman said, “Soto went to the trainer’s room to check on him. But I agree. What I would say, Jon, is there\u2019s just not a lot of camaraderie, warmth in it, and it\u2019s your two star players. And I know how aggregation works now, Jon, so I\u2019m almost hesitant to say it. Because I know nothing, and if I were a betting man, I\u2019d bet that neither player is traded.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nCould Mets explore trading Francisco Lindor sooner rather than later?<\/h2>\n
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MLB insider would “bet” that Mets will make this Francisco Lindor decision<\/h2>\n
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