We value the input from our readers, and sometimes a reader comment becomes a source of great internal discussion. Such was a recent input from reader Zozo, who compiled this impressive look into the hamate health of Francisco Lindor, and whether his surgery negatively impacted his 2026 season.
He wrote the following and left us with the question, "Does Lindor fully bounce back in 2027?"
If I had to choose I would keep Lindor and sign Michael king. Linder numbers will be better next season, when he is not injured. Here is an AI synopsis of all 3 of Lindor, Holliday and Carroll who had the same injury last year. They all had down years, they are both younger but numbers are similar.
So give Lindor a break on all this trade/drop him IMO.
1. Francisco Lindor (New York Mets)
• The Season: Lindor endured a deeply frustrating year. After breaking his left hamate bone in February, he rushed back, only to suffer a left calf strain in late April that sidelined him for an additional two months.
• The Impact: His trademark power-speed combination evaporated, yielding just 21 home runs and a career-low 3 stolen bases. Uncharacteristically, the lingering effects also led to rare mental lapses and a noticeable defensive decline at shortstop.
2. Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks)
• The Season: Of the three, Carroll handled the initial recovery the best. After fracturing his right hamate bone in early February, his elite physical conditioning allowed him to rapidly progress through rehab and remarkably make the Diamondbacks' Opening Day lineup.
• The Impact: While he showed great durability by playing 156 games, the classic post-hamate injury side effect—a lack of grip and wrist strength—capped his offensive ceiling. His batting average slipped to .239, and his overall OPS dropped by nearly 90 points from the previous year.
3. Jackson Holliday (Baltimore Orioles)
• The Season: Holliday had the most grueling year. The young infielder missed the first 48 games of the season following his February hamate surgery. He showed a brief flash of brilliance in July (.368 AVG), but heavily fatigued down the stretch.
• The Impact: His season came to an early end in September when separate left wrist inflammation revealed a partial tear, requiring a second, season-ending surgery. He finished his sophomore campaign with just 7 home runs in 98 games.
10 comments:
I think Lindor will have a much better season in 2027 (if there is a season).
100% healthy? No. Healthier? Yes.
I think he will largely bounce back…and then perhaps be traded HIGH next season, à la Nimmo.
If he stays healthy in other areas (legs) he will be fine & bounce back. We saw multiple flashes of this in 2026. He just needs to focus on the team-first. Build relationship with Soto, forget about over prioritizing external things like WBC or being official team captain. He needs to focus & work to get his WS titles before he declines & retires.
One goal: win a WS ring. Everything else is secondary to that singular mission.
Lead baby, lead…
What worried (and pissed me off) most were Lindor's defensive play. I'm not talking about his range being limited by injury - althoough it seemed so; I'm talking about a decline in glove to hand coordination, period. That should be a given after all these yeas. Maybe he did 'bring his batting issues onto the field'. I hope so; since I fully expect a significant improvement in his hitting. God help us if it gets worse.
Hey, you don’t expect him to stop doing Cafe Lindor, since it’s run on internet since SNY dropped it…
Thx for sharing this.
I think another topic is to compare what players we gave up for Freddy Peralta and Tobias Meyers and what we received for trading him away.
So basically a trade of
SP Brandon Sproat and CF/2nd Jett Williams
For
RP Tobias Meyers, outfielder Aidan Smith, infielder Emilien Pitre and right-hander Gary Gill Hill.
I think it could be a pretty even trade from this stand point, but we did give up the higher ranked picks? Only time will tell.
I wish he would quit all that crap until he wins a WS at this point. Less “me” more “team”
He needs more focus - on the singular prize. WS title before he retires
Indeed
I think we won those trades. Guys like Pitre and Gill Hill look like they are going somewhere. And although Peralta looks like an all-star pitcher again, he was incapable of playing under the huge spotlight of New York. Anything you get back is upside over what we had.
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