The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly almost acquired superstar Francisco Lindor in a trade

Superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor was almost acquired in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays ahead of the 2021 season, according to a social media post from former New York Mets interim general manager Zack Scott.

Let's first get to the facts:

1) Scott served as interim general manager of the Mets from January 2021 to November 2021. He replaced Jared Porter before eventually losing his job himself.

2) Lindor was traded from the Cleveland Guardians to the Mets after the 2020 season and before the 2021 season, so Scott certainly has institutional knowledge of how the trade came about.

3) Scott posted the following on social media on Tuesday, which was picked up by TheScore. His posts were not yet public as of Wednesday afternoon.

He said: “I worked for the Mets, not the Guardians, so my perspective may not be fully informed. Cleveland asked us and the Jays if we would do a specific package. We both said yes. Cleveland slept on it and then told us they would do our deal. The Jays didn’t do anything wrong…we squeaked it out.”

Lindor is one of baseball's best players, having spent 10 years in the major leagues with the Guardians and Mets. He is a four-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger and two-time Gold Glover. He has the Mets just one win away from entering the NLCS on Wednesday.

It's interesting to wonder what would have happened if Lindor had joined the Blue Jays and not New York. For example, would Bo Bichette still be in Toronto or would he have been dealt? Would Toronto actually have won a playoff game recently? They haven't won a playoff game since 2016.

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