Francisco Lindor
- The Mets’ roster as it stands starts at SS · 500 PA · 3.4 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left calf strain (Apr 23–Jun 24)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (10+ years of service, five straight seasons with NYM): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 469 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 153 | .304 | .320 | 15% | 10% | 31% | +0.25 | +0.11 |
| RHP | 316 | .338 | .336 | 23% | 9% | 29% | +0.29 | +0.24 |
- Attack angle
- 14.2° (56% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.1°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 25.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 49.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .225/.309/.423 · 105
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+6.3 vs. league per 100; 2.7 standard errors on 50 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.7), but only 1.7 standard errors from average on 60 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,206 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Lindor: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Henry Davis PIT · ’99 | .298 | 0.6 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 58 | Spencer Steer CIN · ’97 | .348 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 58 | Dansby Swanson CHC · ’94 | .304 | 3.4 | 2.4 | Signed $28.0M |
| 57 | Mike Yastrzemski ATL · ’90 | .309 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Signed $10.0M |
| 57 | Josh Bell MIN · ’92 | .336 | 0.7 | −0.4 | Free agent |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | 3,821 |
| 2025 | SS | +5 | +4 | −1.2 | +2.8 | 5,898 |
| 2024 | SS | +15 | +11 | +1.9 | +12.9 | 5,572 |
| 2023 | SS | +6 | +5 | +2.5 | +7.5 | 5,903 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At SS in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−3 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among SSs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 306 | −7.9 |
| 2025 | SS | 573 | −1.9 |
| 2024 | SS | 543 | +12.6 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | 32 | 1 | 4 PA | 4 PA · .250/.250/.250 · 0 HR · 25.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Syracuse Mets | 32 | 2 | 10 PA | 10 PA · .222/.300/.222 · 0 HR · 0.0% K · 10.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant