Francisco Lindor will be introduced as Met at 11 am on Monday, said new owner Steve Cohen on Sunday. on twitter, with the presentation by Carlos Carrasco on Tuesday.
Lindor and Carrasco were acquired in a successful trade with the Indians in exchange for shortstops Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez and a pair of prospects, Isaiah Greene and Josh Wolf.
Lindor, 27, is set to become a free agent for the first time after next season and it remains to be seen whether the Mets will be able to lock him into a long-term contract before he reaches the open market.
When team president Sandy Alderson announced the switch last week, he said “there is every reason to talk about some kind of long-term relationship” and added that the Mets will talk about an extension of the contract with Lindor and his agent in the next weeks . “