Francisco Lindor sometimes seems a bit forgotten in New York. He’s been with the Mets for a few years, but it looks like he’s part of the furniture at the Mets.
Maybe it’s because things have moved so much around him that we have this feeling?
All that to say that after a chaotic first season in New York in 2021, he’s settled in and he’s ready to take it to the next level.
In his freshman year in Queens, he didn’t have Buck Showalter. Is the difference there for the shortstop player? It’s possible since the whole Lindor family loves Buck.
And that, Francisco does not need to be asked to repeat it to whoever wants to hear it.
In a recent interview, Lindor said that “Buck Showalter was responsible for 20 wins for his guys a year” and that he was a highly valued manager.
The fact that Showalter is a leader, that he has good direction, that he is the ultimate competitor, that he is knowledgeable and that he is not afraid to make decisions are qualities that jump out at you. of his shortstop player.
He likes to see the manager make decisions that weren’t made just because the advanced stats wanted it to be.
According to him, it makes the players accountable… and Showalter tries to show Lindor ways to encourage him to become a manager one day. The Puerto Rican is not there, but who knows?
In short, the impact of Showalter is important at the Mets and this explains the feeling of confidence for the continuation of things in New York.
