2024-02-22 05:40:53
2024-02-22 13:40 United News Network comprehensive report Star second baseman Torres will become a free agent at the end of the season.Associated Press
Yankees star second baseman Gleyber Torres will become a free agent next offseason. He has not yet discussed a contract extension with the team and has been involved in trade rumors this winter. Torres was involved in trade rumors in the spring. When interviewed by the media at the training camp, he also expressed his warm hope that he might be a Yankee for life.
Torres was the top prospect introduced by the Yankees from the Cubs through the Aroldis Chapman trade in 2016. He has been the mainstay of the Stripes’ infield in the past six years. During this period, he was selected to the All-Star Game twice and accumulated 123 hits. His firepower is… The middle infielder is very impressive, but has been included in trade discussions many times, including Luis Castillo, who later joined the Mariners and became an ace, and Alex Verdugo, who was traded this season.
Torres said in a recent interview that he does not want to leave New York and is ready to negotiate a contract extension with the team at any time, but he can also understand why the Yankees are hesitant to open a long-term contract, because in 2019, the Yankees offered four years and US$40 million in advance. Luis Severino and Aaron Hicks were tied to 70 million US dollars in 7 years, but they did not achieve the expected results due to injuries.
Torres said: “I don’t blame the general manager, nor do I blame the front office for not discussing contract extensions. In the past, the team extended contracts with Severino and Hicks. Unfortunately, they were injured. As a professional sport, contract extensions are important. The injury was terrible… Look at Aaron Judge not re-signing early, but they made the right decision in the postseason, and I have the same plan.”
In addition to past failures, the Yankees will have several major players whose contracts expire at the end of the season, including Torres, relief pitcher Clay Holmes, and the traded players Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo. ), unwilling to sacrifice the flexibility of negotiation, may also be the reason for suspending the contract renewal discussion. Among them, Soto has early stated that he will challenge the historic contract, and the negotiations with the Yankees will inevitably be quite a struggle.
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