Final week, we noticed the free agent market kick off in earnest when the Mariners signed Josh Naylor to a long-term deal. Yesterday, we noticed the commerce market get going with a deal that might be known as a blockbuster in right now’s trade-phobic local weather, because the Mets despatched outfielder Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for infielder Marcus Semien.
Does this deal have any implications for the Purple Sox? It doubtlessly takes the Mets out of the working for Alex Bregman, to the extent that they had been ever focused on him. Steve Cohen’s infield now consists of a famous person in Francisco Lindor, a veteran who should still have one other all-star season in him in Semien, and Brett Baty, who simply put up 3.1 bWAR in his first full season. Bregman would definitely be an enchancment over Baty, however I doubt the Mets would make him a precedence.
The Mets do now have a gap within the outfield, doubtlessly making them companions within the inevitable Duran/Abreu deal. However I believe they’re fare extra more likely to merely give some huge cash to Kyle Tucker or Cody Bellinger than they’re to swap a pitcher for considered one of our surplus outfielders.
As for the Rangers, their outfield is now fairly crowded, so don’t search for them to take Jarren Duran off our arms. However possibly we will take one thing from them? They’re clearly attempting to shed some wage, and so they owe Corey Seager $31.5 million yearly for the subsequent 6 years. Would you relatively have Seager for six years/$189 million than Bregman for five years/$150? They’re nearly the very same age, however over the past three years Seager has posted 18.3 bWAR to Bregman’s 12.5. Seager’s clearly the higher participant, however, not like Bregman, he’d take cash and commerce capital to accumulate. Complicating issues is the truth that it appears to be like the Rangers try to stay aggressive as an alternative of rebuilding, so a prospects-for-Seager deal most likely doesn’t minimize it.
In fact, if the Rangers actually are dedicated to shedding wage, then a Jacob deGrom deal might be on the horizon. Everyone knows about FSG’s stance in direction of pitchers over 30. However with solely three years remaining on deGrom’s deal, he might current a novel alternative.
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