There are New York Mets arguments, and then there are New York Mets arguments — the kind that start as a harmless “who would you rather…” and end with someone unfollowing their cousin until Labor Day. This summer’s version is already pre-loaded with gasoline, with an added wrinkle that makes it worse: Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor don’t even share a dugout anymore.
Nimmo is a Ranger now — the Mets shipped him to Texas in a headline-grabbing swap for Marcus Semien, cash included. Lindor, meanwhile, is still the Mets’ emotional thermostat. And he’s entering the year with his left hand bandaged after surgery to address a stress reaction in his hamate bone.