Will the Mets Trade Francisco Lindor?

With the 2026 MLB trade deadline less than a week away, the New York Mets are expected to be major sellers amid their disastrous season.

Despite moving on from Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Edwin Díaz and Jeff McNeil in the offseason, expectations were still high in Queens given the talent that the Mets had on their roster.

But things haven't gone as planned this year and the Mets are now expected to look a lot different after the August 3 deadline.

While Freddy Peralta, Clay Holmes, Tyrone Taylor, Luis Robert Jr., Luke Weaver, A.J. Minter, Brooks Raley and Huascar Brazobán are the most likely players to be traded, Francisco Lindor's name continues to swirl in trade rumors.

Lindor has been in the midst of a lost, injury-riddled season, leaving his future with the Mets in question. Though Lindor is not expected to be traded at the deadline, the All-Star shortstop could be on the move in the offseason.

During an appearance on the Foul Territory podcast on Wednesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports reported that the Mets would "love to move Lindor at some point."

"They would love to move Lindor at some point; they don't think they can do it now because of the money, because it's so complicated...if Lindor is moved, it would more be in the offseason where teams can figure out their payroll and everything else," Nightengale said.