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MIAMI \u2014 Francisco Lindor is open to any working theories.<\/p>\n
Not that he\u2019s ready to place this in the \u201cslow start\u201d category just yet \u2014 the calendar hasn\u2019t even turned to April \u2014 but the Mets shortstop didn\u2019t exactly build momentum by going hitless in three games to begin the season.<\/p>\n
Only exacerbating the situation, the Mets were held to five runs for the series in losing two of three games to the Astros. <\/p>\n
That included getting one-hit in Saturday\u2019s series finale.<\/p>\n
Lindor\u2019s history of slow starts \u2014 he has underperformed early in the season for most of his Mets career \u2014 only raises questions if he is headed on that track again.<\/p>\n
How can Lindor avoid such a start?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is a fantastic question,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m sure everyone is asking that and everyone is trying to figure that out. I\u2019m right there with everyone. It\u2019s I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lindor, who went 0-for-11 in the series, was only one component of the Mets\u2019 sluggish output. <\/p>\n
Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Mark Vientos were also quiet in the series, as only Juan Soto (who reached base seven times, including a homer) left an imprint.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had a couple of at-bats where I hit the ball right at people,\u201d Lindor said. \u201cSo just continue to work and grind and hopefully this is not a monthlong thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lindor said he was satisfied with the number of at-bats he received in spring training and he left camp believing he was set for the season, even with Grapefruit League numbers underwhelming.<\/p>\n
Manager Carlos Mendoza indicated it\u2019s too early to be concerned.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree games,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cEvery game he had at least one or two quality at-bats and some balls were hit hard [Saturday].\u201d<\/p>\n
In the series, Lindor, Alonso, Nimmo and Vientos were a combined 4-for-42, hardly the kind of start the Mets could have anticipated after unveiling Soto in the lineup for the first time.<\/p>\n
Lindor owned a .616 OPS on May 20 last season before beginning his turnaround. <\/p>\n
The jump start began after he was moved up to leadoff. Lindor had an OPS above .800 for the remainder of the season and finished second in the National League MVP voting.<\/p>\n
Lindor also endured a slow start in 2023 before turning around his season in June. <\/p>\n
In 2021, his first season with the club after arriving in a trade with Cleveland, he struggled for most of the first half before surging after the All-Star break.<\/p>\n
There is no reason for the Mets, who begin a three-game series against the Marlins on Monday, to fret just yet.<\/p>\n
If there is anything that can get a lineup going, it\u2019s three games against the depleted Marlins \u2014 although the Mets are scheduled to face Miami\u2019s ace, Sandy Alc\u00e1ntara, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Lindor has other considerations: his wife Katia is due to deliver the couple\u2019s third child (and first boy) on April 9. But there is a good chance the baby will arrive early.<\/p>\n
The shortstop was asked if it\u2019s difficult to stay focused on baseball as he awaits his son\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s life, you know?\u201d Lindor said. \u201cI am sure I am not the only one going through it, so there are no excuses. There was no baby last year and I was in the same spot, so it\u2019s not my kid\u2019s fault.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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