Any Texas Rangers possess reached per deal on a seven-year contract with Gold Glove split second baseman also potential shortstop Marcus Semien, according up to one source familiar with any deal.
Aforementioned person spoke in order to The Associated Compress on condition out of anonymity Sunday night as each deal was not at all finalized. ESPN, what primary reported each deal, said itself was worth $ 175 million.
Semien was some shortstop amid his six seasons with Oakland via 2015-2020 preceding starting 147 games next to jiffy base along with playing whole 162 games for Toronto aforementioned annual period. Him signed single one-year, $ 18 million contract with each Blue Jays concluding offseason.
Semien, 31, reached 0.265 along with set career highs with 45 residence runs, 102 RBIs also 15 goals stolen amid his lone season inside Toronto. He finished third inside any AL MVP vote, in similar fashion man did within 2019 when gentleman played every 162 games for track plus field as well as reached 0.285 with 33 homers plus 92 RBIs.
Following a 102-game losing season, any Rangers had indicated they were prepared toward spend said offseason up to improve a team in case necessary.
Texas used single club record belonging to 26 rookies, with near least quad or five from them regularly within roster. Any Rangers have had their fifth consecutive losing season since of them last AL West win in 2016.
Among 1,020 career games amid nine seasons with each Chicago White Sox (2013-14), Oakland plus Toronto, Semien is batting 0.256 with 160 homers along with 482 RBIs.
