It was the 10-year, $341 million extension Lindor signed with the Mets before the 2021 season that pushed the Nationals to include Turner in the trade that sent Scherzer to the Los Angeles Dodgers at that year’s deadline. Once Lindor, who was 27 at the time, signed that deal, extension talks between Turner’s camp and the Nationals sputtered. The Nationals worried they would be priced out of the kind of deal Turner would command.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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So they sent him to the Dodgers, where he became known for his smooth slides and steady production. He entered free agency this year as one of a few elite shortstops on the market, joining Carlos Correa, Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson. The Phillies were the first to pounce, committing to another major deal for another superstar \u2014 a staple of the formula that has helped team president Dave Dombrowski lead four different teams to the World Series, including the Phillies’ surprise showing in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Turner will find many familiar faces in Philadelphia beyond Harper. Another former Nationals teammate, Kyle Schwarber, will be there. His former Nationals hitting coach, Kevin Long \u2014 who has a reputation in the industry as a potent recruiter of stars \u2014 now handles that job there. He will give a clunky, power-heavy lineup a nimbler offensive weapon \u2014 a scary thought after that clunky, power-heavy lineup was good enough to lift the Phillies to the World Series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Turner should help the Phillies cover for the impending absence of Harper, who underwent Tommy John surgery and is not expected to return to their lineup until midseason. He might also help dislodge what had been a logjammed shortstop market as teams seeking a stalwart at that position \u2014 a list that could include the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers, the Atlanta Braves, the Minnesota Twins and others \u2014 now have just three top-tier options left to bid on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Correa is generally considered the best one available. Bogaerts, who like Correa is represented by Scott Boras, is also an uncommonly productive offensive middle infielder. Swanson had a career year just in time to hit free agency but is generally prized as much for his defense as for his bat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The market for top-line starting pitching shrunk Monday, too. With deGrom and Verlander off the board, the top starting pitcher available is Carlos Rod\u00f3n, a hard-throwing lefty who will be 30 on Opening Day. The price of pitching has been high from the top of the market to the bottom, meaning teams that need pitching and haven’t gotten some yet, such as the Dodgers and the New York Yankees, may find themselves in substantial bidding wars for the next tier of starters \u2014 a group that includes Jameson Taillon and Chris Bassitt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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But the Phillies seem to have secured their offseason prize in Turner, who enjoyed his time in Washington and always said he wished he could stay long term. The Phillies will pay Turner $27.3 million annually \u2014 about $8 million less than what the Nationals are slated to pay Strasburg in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comment on this story Comment SAN DIEGO \u2014 Four years ago this week, at baseball’s 2018 winter meetings in Las Vegas, Bryce Harper was a free agent. The Washington Nationals still had a chance to re-sign him, sort of. Trea Turner and Juan Soto were young and potential extension candidates. Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg …<\/p>\n
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