SAN DIEGO — There are 4 nice shortstops on the free-agent market, however there’s a serious two-man competitors occurring for who’s No. 1 — and who’s going to get the No. 1 deal — between Carlos Correa and Trea Turner.
It needs to be fascinating as each markets are aided by the presence of sudden groups. It’s no shock the Phillies are in on Turner (and the opposite three high shortstops). However phrase is the customarily shocking Padres, who have already got two wonderful shortstops, are eying Turner in addition to Xander Bogaerts, who’s ranked third among the many shortstops. The Padres’ presence is very fascinating in that Turner is likely one of the few large abilities San Diego has let get away in a regrettable commerce years in the past.
The incumbent Twins are going arduous to attempt to hold Correa, who’s additionally drawing curiosity from the shocking Cubs and plenty of others.
Every of the highest two shortstops has his backers. Turner possesses an excellent speed-power combo you not often see at shortstop. Correa is an elite defender with a big-time postseason résumé who’s 15 months youthful and has no qualifying supply hooked up. Each presumably are taking pictures to be within the $300 million vary (or extra).
Correa might also maintain one other slight benefit since phrase is Turner would favor to be on the East Coast, all issues being equal. To that finish, Turner truly stated he'll take into account any locale and beloved his second season in Los Angeles after his company tried to cease his deal there the yr earlier than.
The Dodgers, Twins, Pink Sox and Braves all have to fill a shortstop gap because of the free company of these two plus Boston’s Bogaerts and Atlanta’s Dansby Swanson, who additionally might choose to play within the East.
The market consists of a number of West Coast groups, together with the Giants, Padres and probably Diamondbacks and Mariners. That would support Correa and Bogaerts since there’s no notion of geographic desire, past Bogaerts’ willingness to take a “hometown” low cost deal as soon as with the Pink Sox.
There are about 10 groups a minimum of surveying the market, which can embody the Cardinals, Orioles and Yankees, who in all probability have an interest provided that the unthinkable occurs and famous person Aaron Choose leaves.
The Phillies know Turner from his Nationals days. In Washington, the place he was a teammate of Philly star Bryce Harper, and he may fill a leadoff spot and permit NL homer chief Kyle Schwarber to maneuver to the center of the order. Yet another caveat: Phillies honcho Dave Dombrowski has ties to Bogaerts from his Boston days.
Swanson, who lately met with the Phillies, may make sense in Chicago as fiancée Mallory Pugh is a soccer star with the Chicago Pink Stars.
The massive battle, nonetheless, ought to come right down to Correa and Turner.
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