December 6, 12:35 p.m.: The Padres offered Turner a $342 million bond. Tweets John Heyman of the New York Post.
11:51 am: The Padres’ offer for Turner was not only higher than what he had accepted from Philadelphia, it would have made Turner the highest-paid player in baseball. Francisco Lindor$341 million deal with the Mets ESPN’s Buster Olney reports. The exact length of the contract, possible delays, etc. are unknown at this time, but it’s a harrowing revelation nonetheless in the wake of the Phillies’ deal with Turner. Lindor’s contract is currently running Third Greatest Guarantee in league history.
While Kevin Asi of the San Diego Union-Tribune reported after the Padres’ failed attempt that the team He no longer chases shortstopsThe Padres have at least been in contact with Bogart, Olney writes, echoing the same sentiments reported last night by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lane.
More broadly, Olney reports that the Padres are “trying very seriously to do whatever they can” to win the franchise’s first World Series, and questions whether San Diego might emerge as a legitimate entrant in the bid Aaron RichterAnd the Carlo Rodon And other top remaining free agents.
December 5: The Phillies made their biggest foray of the offseason yet, Agree to the terms on an 11-year contract with the Tria Turner Afternoon. Upon completion, the two-time All-Star will become the 10th player in MLB history to be awarded a contract worth at least $300 million.
Despite the size of the order, it was apparently not the highest bid on the table. Matt Yellow the Athlete The Padres reportedly made an offer that surpassed the offer accepted by Philadelphia’s Turner. The details of the proposal aren’t clear, but Gelb adds that the gap was large enough to turn San Diego’s offer into more money, even after adjusting for California’s higher income tax rate than Pennsylvania’s.
In the months leading up to Turner’s free agency, there was much speculation as to whether geography would play a role in his decision. He is from Florida and attended college in North Carolina. His wife Christine is from New Jersey. Turner reportedly expressed a desire to stay on the East Coast when the Nationals traded him to the Dodgers by the 2021 deadline, and while he downplayed geographic preferences in the free hand, there seems to be some truth behind the murmur that he prefers a cross could. country back. Turner also joins his longtime teammate in Washington Bryce Harper And beat the boss Kevin LowOf in Philadelphia.
On the other hand, it must have been a huge blow for San Diego to lose a star player even after making the highest bid. However, it also highlights the potential for the franchise to keep pushing the chips as they aggressively seek to add to one of the game’s most talented rosters. But one could argue that shortstop is more of a luxury purchase for the monks anyway Fernando Tatis JrAnd the Ha Seung Kim And the Jake Cronworth Everything within reach as infield options. However, San Diego was poised to land one of the biggest deals in league history to try and add another superstar to the roster.
San Diego was also linked Xander Bogaerts This is a low season. Just because they were naturally high bidders for Turner doesn’t mean they’ll lead the market for Bogaerts instead, but it wouldn’t be surprising if they see a shift in that direction now that their main target is no longer around would do. The Padres have each broken the luxury tax threshold for the past two seasons, and they’ll have to do it again to add one of their free agent stops. The listing resource estimated the CBT ledger is about $3 million below the base tax threshold of $233 million, and Turner’s signing of a median annual value of about $27.3 million would have her in Tier 2 penalties catapulted. That would have included a 50 percent tax on the first $20 million — another $10 million — and additional taxes from that point forward, but bill holder Peter Seidler seemed content to pay another star. How or if they reallocate that money to either chasing Bogaerts or directly addressing areas of need like first base and cornerback remains to be seen.
As for the Phils, they now expect to focus on the pitching market after adding an already-loaded position as a player. Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer Tweets The mid-spin and past the base of the bulls are target areas for Phils that are themselves not far from the base luxury tax bracket. Baseball Operations President Dave Dombrowski told reporters tonight that the club is looking for a facility that it can mix and match. Cerancho DominguezAnd the Conor Brogdon And the Jose Alvarado At the end of the games (trans Alex Covey Affiliate Philadelphia investigators).
While the Phillies certainly aren’t stepping on the gas, Dombrowski downplayed the possibility of adding another player who turned down a qualifying offer. The Phils lost their second- and fifth-highest picks in the next year’s amateur draft, as well as $1 million in bonus international signing spot, to Turner, who turned down a QO with the Dodgers. They would lose their third and sixth draft picks to another eligible free-agent signing, and Dombrowski told Coffey and others that the team “didn’t have much of an appetite” for that kind of pick loss.
