Trea Turner

2022 - 12 - 5

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Phillies Use Bryce Harper Model To Sign Trea Turner For Next ... (Forbes)

The first shortstop domino has fallen, as the former National and Dodger signs an 11-year, #300M deal with the Phillies.

That could mean a better bench and bullpen, areas of major weakness in Philly in the recent past. Even with regression of his speed, he’s going to hit for average and rack up hits, like a late-career version of Pete Rose, while playing in the middle infield. As it turns out, the Phillies used the Bryce Harper model to identify a player they coveted, and wanted to sign for the rest of his career. The end result was a 13-year, $330M deal that essentially made Harper a Phillie for the rest of his career, and saved the club a little from an AAV perspective, allowing them to surround him with better players over the years. Turner doesn’t hit the baseball all that hard, he’s a good but not great defensive shortstop who has routinely been mentioned as a candidate for a shift to 2B over the years, and his plate discipline is quite ordinary. Thing is, once his speed begins to desert him, or least drift toward the average range, all of that good stuff goes away, and homers and walks aren’t just going to emerge from the ether to replace them.

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Padres Made Higher Offer Than Phillies To Trea Turner (MLB Trade Rumors)

Turner reportedly expressed a desire to remain on the East Coast when the Nationals traded him to the Dodgers at the 2021 deadline, and while he downplayed ...

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Phillies turn their attention to mid-rotation starters after signing Trea ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Right-handers Jameson Taillon and Taijuan Walker and lefty José Quintana are believed to be among the Phillies' targets in free agency, according to ...

Realmuto and Bryce Harper previously committed to playing for the U.S. The Phillies cast a wide net, according to sources at the winter meetings. So, the Phillies set out to find veteran help. The Mets moved to replace deGrom by agreeing Monday on a two-year, $86.66 million deal with Justin Verlander. Kyle Schwarber agreed to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic in March. Right-hander Jameson Taillon was believed to be at or near the top of their list, multiple sources said. A Phillies official said this week that he “will be shocked” if Painter “isn’t our No. 4 starter is considerable — eyebrow-raising, too, considering the Phillies have Wheeler under contract through 2024, Suárez under control through 2025, Andrew Painter (and fellow prospects Mick Abel and Griff McGarry) coming, and a stated desire to extend Nola’s contract, which runs out after next season. They continue to look for at least one, likely two more relievers, acquisitions that would leave them over the luxury tax for a second consecutive year. Over the last three seasons, he has worked 369⅔ innings and posted a 105 ERA+, meaning he was 5% better than league-average pitchers. Zach Eflin and Kyle Gibson, who left in free agency, combined to throw 243⅓ innings last season. By dinnertime, the Phillies had an agreement with free-agent right-hander Taijuan Walker on a four-year, $72 million contract.

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Trea Turner Turned Down More Money from Padres to Play for Phillies (Sports Illustrated)

Trea Turner turned down a $342 million contract from the San Diego Padres to play for the Philadelphia Phillies instead, ESPN's Buster Olney reports.

Turner got a taste of the West Coast over the last year and a half, playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. a 14-year, $340 million extension to be the team's franchise shortstop. Turner grew up in Florida and played his first five and a half big league seasons with the Washington Nationals. Trea Turner turned down a $342 million contract from the San Diego Padres to play for the Philadelphia Phillies instead, ESPN's Buster Olney reports. Preller may not have been able to land Turner, but perhaps he will make a play for another star shortstop on the free agent market. Trea Turner Turned Down More Money from Padres to Play for Phillies

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