Nothing rational suggests that the Cleveland Guardians should be a better baseball team than the New York Mets. When you consider that almost six years ago, the then-Indians traded their superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor to those very Mets, and don’t…
Heavy contributor Billy Heyen argues that the Cleveland Guardians continue to find postseason success while the New York Mets and Francisco Lindor struggle, despite Cleveland seemingly losing the blockbuster 2021 trade. The Guardians have reached the 2026 ALCS, whereas the high-spending Mets failed to make the postseason entirely.
Heyen notes that Cleveland no longer starts any players acquired in the original Lindor trade, which brought back Andres Gimenez, Amed Rosario, Josh Wolf, and Isaiah Greene. Despite lacking high-payroll advantages, the writer contends that Cleveland has succeeded by doing more with less, while New York has floundered despite its massive payroll.
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