Lindor actually by his mannerisms and the fact he is one of the captains of the team, pretty much says he wants to be in Cleveland but he is also not stupid and knows that its 20-25 mil per season to stay in Cleveland on an extension and its 30+ elsewhere so he is going to give it his all while he is in Cleveland and when free agency comes he will decide then. So its not the fact he doesn't like Cleveland it is the fact of like you said the money a team like LA could offer is a lot more and thats why he hasnt signed an extension.
Now that being said, on paper you trade Lindor, but if you do that on a contending team, what are you saying to the rest of the crew when you trade a team captain? It really would hurt chemistry and hurt the chances of winning. I mean the roster projection for 2020 and 2021 are actually really freaking good. We have to balance contending and keeping the rotation going and I think we need to stick with contending and thats the most important thing right now. We have a very good farm system that should be up in a few years so I am going to take a chance on those guys and keep Lindor.