The New York Mets pulled off the biggest trade of the offseason so far on Sunday with the Texas Rangers, involving Brandon Nimmo

“The New York Mets and Texas Rangers have agreed to a trade that would send second baseman Marcus Semien to the Mets and outfielder Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Nimmo, 32, agreed to waive his no-trade clause, sources said, allowing the deal to be consummated, pending MLB approval,” ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote.

Semien, 35, is coming off one of the worst offensive seasons of his career and is due $72 million over the next three years. In that sense, you can see why the Rangers wanted to move on from Semien, but perhaps not why the Mets wanted to acquire him.

The New York Mets and Texas Rangers are reportedly finalizing a trade to swap outfielder Brandon Nimmo and second baseman Marcus Semien, respectively.

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