Xander Bogaerts and Trea Turner are also in the Yankees’ crosshairs

A few days ago, the owner of the New York Yankees, Hal Steinbrennerassured that his main objective in the low season of Major League Baseball (MLB), was to obtain the renewal of Aaron Judgewho after the season, became the most sought-after free agent on the market.

Well, I wasn’t kidding, since according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Yankees made a new offer to ‘El Juez’, estimated at 300 million dollars for 8 yearswhich would make him the highest paid player in history with a salary of 37.5 million dollars a year, surpassing Mike Trout’s 35.5 with the Angels.

However, the San Francisco Giantswho also have a strong interest in signing Judge, and have the budget to put up a fight against the Yankees, could pull off an upset and steal the 2022 AL MVP.

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The journalist Buster Olney of ESPN, through the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast (Baseball is not boring), assured that the Yankees have a ‘Plan B’, in case they cannot retain Judge, and they would be focusing on the shortstop position, precisely in Xander Bogaerts y Trea Turner.

Bogaerts ended his contract with the Boston Red Sox, after a 2022 in which he posted an excellent .307 batting average, 15 home runs, 73 RBIs, 171 hits, 38 doubles, and an .833 OPS, remaining a solid player. batter, being selected to his fourth All-Star Game, and receiving his fifth Silver Slugger.

Secondly, Trea Turner ended his relationship with los angeles dodgersafter having arrived transferred in 2021 from the Washington Nationals, leaving a brilliant statistical record this 2022.

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Turner ranked second in the majors in hits connected with 194, trailing only Dodger teammate Freddie Freeman’s 199. Turner added to his stat line 100 RBIs, 21 home runs, 31 doubles, 4 triples, .298 batting average, and .809 OPS.

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