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Los Angeles Dodgers: Pros and cons of potential Francisco Lindor trade

By Jason Reed

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 15: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians reacts after the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 15, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 15: Francisco Lindor #12 of the Cleveland Indians reacts after the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 15, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Dodgers
(Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images) – Los Angeles Dodgers /

Con: Lindor is not a massive upgrade from what the Dodgers have

A big reason why a lot of Dodger fans are so open to this trade is that it would likely mean the end of Corey Seager as the team’s shortstop, which is an absolutely ridiculous take that has blossomed because of one poor performance in the NLDS.

Seager was woeful in the NLDS, there is no denying that. He was 0-8 with runners in scoring position and if he got a hit in just one of those moments, say, Game 2 in the ninth inning, then the Dodgers might still be playing in October.

But fans are taking that one terrible series and mixing that with a season that has been wrongfully tagged as poor and packaging that as reason why Seager has to go.

Seager tied the league-lead in doubles, ranked 13th among shortstops in fWAR and ranked 11th among shortstops in OPS. Lindor’s WAR was 1.1 higher than Seager’s and his OPS was 37 points higher.

And this is considering the fact that Seager missed an entire season of big-league pitching after having Tommy John Surgery. Since Seager’s rookie season he ranks fourth among shortstops in fWAR. Lindor is first on that list, but if Seager played as many games as Lindor then he would be within a point in WAR.

So is it really worth trading pieces from the farm as well as Seager for Lindor, who will be a 15 percent increase from what the team already has? Those assets could be used in much better ways.

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