Francisco Lindor says New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is correct in criticizing the team’s strikes

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LOS ANGELES – Francisco Lindor said New York Mets first-year owner Steve Cohen was right to criticize his move in a tweet this week.

Cohen tweeted Wednesday of his struggling ball club: “It’s hard to understand how professional hitters can be so unproductive.”

The Mets have lost seven of eight and are 27th in the majors with 459 points despite a lineup full of proven hitters.

Lindor was among the biggest disappointments, hitting .228 with 11 home runs and a .702 OPS in his debut season after being acquired from Cleveland and signed to a 10-year, $ 341 million contract.

“We’ve had this message all year,” Lindor told reporters ahead of Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “We haven’t really hit all year. I haven’t played. I haven’t. At the end of the day, I haven’t done what I’m here for in terms of the offensive side.

“Defense, they can’t talk to me. Baserunning, they can’t talk to me either. But offensively, yes, criticize me. Say anything. You’re right. You’re fine. I’m with them. I have not played.”

Manager Luis Rojas echoed those sentiments when asked if the team has been pushing since Cohen’s tweet.

“No, not at all. These guys are working hard,” Rojas said. “I made it clear that the message was correctly taken. The message was to keep working hard and [stay] together. We have a lot of good hitters who haven’t been as good as they have been in the past and they are working hard to make it happen.

“The message was: ‘We have to be better.’ I don’t think they’re in a rush. I don’t think they’re anxious because the message was from Steve. I think they took the message in the best possible way. “

Lindor has been on the injured list with a right oblique strain since July 17 but could return as early as Sunday.

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