Rangers Acquire Brandon Nimmo,Mets Land Marcus Semien in Trade
ARLINGTON,Texas – The Texas rangers and New York Mets completed a significant trade on Wednesday,sending outfielder Brandon Nimmo to Texas and infielder Marcus Semien to New York. The move signals a shift in strategy for both teams as they prepare for the upcoming season.
The rangers, coming off a World Series victory in 2023, began the offseason seeking financial versatility. While taking on a longer-term commitment with nimmo, who is owed $101.25 million over the next five seasons, the annual financial impact is less than that of Semien, who is expected to earn $72 million over the next three seasons.Texas had several players projected to earn over $25 million next year, including Semien, Corey Seager, Jacob deGrom, and Nathan Eovaldi.
Semien, a three-time All-Star, joined the Rangers in 2022 and played a key role in their championship run. In four seasons with Texas,he batted .249 with 93 home runs and 319 RBIs. He won his second Gold Glove this year. Semien, 35, finished the 2023 season on the injured list after being hit on the foot on August 20, marking only the second time in his 13 major league seasons he required a disabled list stint. prior to the injury,he had appeared in all but six of the Rangers’ 615 games sence joining the team. In 127 games this year, he hit .230 with 15 home runs and 62 RBIs. over his 1,629 career games with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Toronto blue Jays, and Rangers, Semien has a .253 batting average with 253 home runs and 801 RBIs.
Nimmo, 30, provides the Rangers with a proven offensive presence. He batted .262 with a career-high 25 home runs and 92 rbis in 155 games for the mets in 2023. He has a career .364 on-base percentage and has consistently reached base, scoring at least 81 runs in each of the last three seasons, including a career-best 102 in 2022. In 1,066 career games, Nimmo has 135 home runs and 463 RBIs.
The trade is viewed as the first major move in what is expected to be an active offseason for both organizations,particularly for the Mets,who missed the postseason in 2023 and underwent changes to their coaching staff. New York president of baseball operations David Stearns identified improving run prevention as a key priority this winter,and acquiring Semien aligns with that goal.
