The Seattle Mariners reportedly have their eye on touchdown a giant fish this offseason. In response to Jim Bowden of The Athletic, the Mariners have “checked in” on free agent shortstop Trea Turner.
Bowden thinks Turner will search for a Corey Seager/Francisco Lindor-type deal. Every signed huge free agent offers forward of the 2022 seasons; Seager with the Texas Rangers (10 years, $325 million) and Lindor with the New York Mets (10 years, $341 million). The previous MLB basic supervisor predicts Turner will signal a bit under that vary, believing he’ll finally conform to a deal for eight years, $264 million.
Bowden additionally included the Mariners among the many groups he views because the “Greatest match” for Turner.
Turner may have no drawback discovering suitors for his providers this winter. MLB Community insiders Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman lately named the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Mariners among the many groups presumably within the hunt for Turner. Nonetheless, the listing might be loads longer, as practically each crew in MLB will possible make an inquiring name on the very least.
Final season, Turner was top-of-the-line run producers within the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup, ending tied with Freddie Freeman for the team lead in RBI (100). The 29-year-old earned his second-career All-Star nod, slashing .298/.343/.466 with 21 residence runs.
Together with Turner, Bowden experiences that the Mariners are concerned about infielders Kolten Wong and Gleyber Torres.
Wong, 32, spent final season with the Milwaukee Brewers, batting .251/.339/.430 with 15 residence runs and 47 RBI. In the meantime, Torres, 25, posted 24 residence runs and 76 RBI, slashing .257/.310/.451 final season with the New York Yankees.
