Francisco Lindor's future with Mets has never been clearer

It's been a terrible season in Queens. The New York Mets are 11 games out of a Wild Card and have the second-highest payroll in the Majors. Their All-Star shortstop, Francisco Lindor, was included in trade rumors at last week's deadline. There was speculation that the Mets would trade Lindor to start phase one of a full rebuild. But that would've left the Mets with Juan Soto, Nolan McLean, and a few rookies in A.J. Ewing and Carson Benge to rely on next season. Plus, Lindor wants to stay with the Mets despite a losing season. “When I signed up here, it was to be in the good times and bad times and to win,” Lindor told the New York Post. The Mets were sellers at the deadline and traded away players (Freddy Peralta, Luke Weaver, Clay Holmes, Tyrone Taylor) who they thought were going to be k