What's up with Lindor

 If you read this site you know I have questioned whether Francisco Lindor was having fun.   

I still believe that is an issue with him today but others would likely point to how his hitting has gotten better and how his looking more like the leader-by-actions we have seen in the past.

However, what I have seen the last couple of days is shocking and no one appears to be talking about it.

In the last two games he has made, to my eyes, four gaffes that are very, very, not like him.

On Sunday he whiffed on a double play ball, appearing to shy away from second base and making a really awkward throw the first base that was way late on what should have been a double play.  It looked bad and awkward and as far from the standard quality of his defense as I can imagine.   

So, one mistake.  Everybody can make a mistake, right?

Then, later in the game he made another un=Lindor like mistake.  Running on Santana's apparent douible to the gap he appeared to get deeked by secondbaseman into thinking the ball was caught and then forgot that he had to touch second again after starting an aborted retreat to first base when he saw the ball wasn't caught.  You could see his mind working in slow motion and he STILL screwed it up.

So, everyone has a bad night, right?

Then tonight it happened again.

First, after Deshields turned a pop fly into a single the Indians still had a chance to get Nicky Lopez at second base, even with rag-arm Deshields' throw.  However, as the throw came in from centerfield there was Lindor, taking that throw with his back to second base, about a foot toward centerfield.  Now, I know just enough about baseball to know that the infielder should be taking that throw with his body facing the runner so that he can see if the runner is changing his slide.   Well, Lindor tried to turn to tag Lopez but Lopez was able to slide around him.  For those who forget, McKenzie then walks Gallagher and then Merrifield hits the HR.  If Lindor makes that tag it changes the whole complexion of the inning and maybe even the game as Mckenzie has to make more pitches than he should have.

What the hell, Franciso?  Get your head out of your butt!

Then, in the 7th, Lindor ranged toward first base in his shift and fielded a ball and tried to flip it from his glove to Santana at first, but he muffed that attempt, too.  Santana got charged with the error and I am not saying it was an easy play but, guys, we are talking about Francisco Freakin' Lindor here.   That play should have been made.  That play, or lack thereof, was instrumental in the two (unearned) runs that gave KC the lead.

So, Mr. Sunshine is looking more like Eeyore the last two games.   Even when he does something good (better hitting) things get all rain-cloud for him as he screws up in ways that are so unlike the guy I have seen for years it evokes the thought in me that maybe Invasion of the Body Snatchers was not science fiction and that there is really someone else inside of Lindor's body controlling his actions.

Because, folks, what we have seen the last couple of days won't cut it.  He just has to be better than that and I can't explain why he isn't. 

Which brings me to my conclusion statement:  WHAT THE F@#$ IS GOING ON HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!