{"id":180192,"date":"2023-01-07T23:46:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nl-east-notes-marlins-escobar-phillies-soto-braves-extensions\/"},"modified":"2023-01-07T23:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T23:46:02","slug":"nl-east-notes-marlins-escobar-phillies-soto-braves-extensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nl-east-notes-marlins-escobar-phillies-soto-braves-extensions\/","title":{"rendered":"NL East Notes: Marlins, Escobar, Phillies, Soto, Braves Extensions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jean Segura<\/strong> is the marlins<\/strong>‘ biggest addition of the offseason, even though Miami is known to have looked into several other options before inking Segura to a two-year, $17MM contract. Some of those other free agents and trade targets are already off the board, and it appears as though signing Segura ends any chance of an Eduardo Escobar<\/strong> trade, as Barry Jackson and Craig Mish of the Miami Herald report that the Marlins had some talks with the mets<\/strong> about a possible swap.<\/p>\n

Timing is everything in trade negotiations, and it seems as though the Marlins checked in on Escobar after the Mets reached their 12-year, $315M agreement with Carlos Correa<\/strong>. Had the Correa deal been finalized fairly quickly, there would’ve been a greater chance of Escobar being moved, as the veteran infielder suddenly would’ve been out of a starting job in New York’s infield. However, the Mets’ issues with Correa’s physical have led to stalled negotiations in finalizing or perhaps even reworking the deal, to the point that other teams have reportedly re-entered the picture. As such, it isn’t surprising that the Mets have opted to hang onto Escobar, leaving the Marlins looking elsewhere for a more immediate lineup fix.<\/p>\n

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