Phils, Trea Turner agree to 11-year, $300M deal (source)

The Phillies bought their star shortstop, agreeing to an 11-year, $300 million take care of Trea Turner on Monday, a supply advised MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The crew has not confirmed the deal, which per Feinsand features a full no-trade clause.

The free-agent shortstop market was loaded this offseason, however it’s troublesome to discover a participant on the premier place who has achieved greater than Turner over the previous few seasons. 

Since changing into a full-time starter with the Nationals in 2018, Turner has established himself as one of many prime hitting shortstops within the Majors. During that span, Turner is the one participant in baseball with greater than 90 homers and 140 stolen bases. He helped the Nationals win their first World Series in franchise historical past in ‘19. 

Turner, who led the Majors in hits in 2020 and ‘21, has made the National League All-Star crew every of the previous two seasons. He completed fifth in NL MVP voting in ‘21 after main the league with 195 hits and received his first batting title with a .328 batting common

In ‘22, Turner performed in 160 video games, displaying his sturdiness, and led the National League with 708 plate appearances. He registered 194 hits, second within the Majors behind Freddie Freeman, who completed with 199. The 29-year-old shortstop additionally took dwelling his first Silver Slugger Award this season. 

The Dodgers and Turner engaged in conversations on a contract extension throughout Spring Training, however the talks by no means bought shut. Turner stated he was open to the thought of returning to Los Angeles, however it at all times appeared extra seemingly that he would signal with an East Coast crew. Turner and his spouse are each from Florida and attended faculty at North Carolina State.