The Mets will award Francisco Lindor $ 22.3 million to avoid hearing the arbitration

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Millions began to rain for Francisco Lindor.

The Puerto Rican star shortstop has reached a $ 22.3 million one-year deal with the New York Mets.k to avoid arbitrage within one week of trading to the Big Apple of the Cleveland Indians.

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It is the fourth largest arbitration agreement in MLB history. Mookie Betts, the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, signed a $ 27 million contract in 2020 before concluding it with a $ 365 million 12-year contract. They are followed by Nolan Arenado, the third member of the Colorado Rockies, with 26 million dollars in 2019 and the third member of the Minnesota Twins team, Josh Donaldson, with 23 dollars in 2018, with the Atlanta Braves.

Lindor, 27, will become a free agent at the end of 2021, and reports suggest he will negotiate a multi-year extension to stay in the Big Apple.

Prior to moving to New York, Lindor earned $ 17.5 million with Indians in 2020 to avoid arbitration, an increase of $ 7 million from the previous year in her first year of eligibility (10.5 million). .

In his six-year career in specialization, Lindor has 185 home runs with an average of .285. He has two gold gloves and two silver bats in the American League and has four All-Star appearances.

On January 7, he was traded to the Mets along with Venezuelan starter Carlos Carrrasco in exchange for fielders Amed Rosario and Andrés Giméndez, plus two potentials.

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