MLB》241 Is the former Dodgers World Series MVP going to be traded? US media reports the Yankees have called

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] According to "The Athletic" senior reporter Ken Rosenthal, the Rangers are evaluating the possibility of trading star shortstop Corey Seager during the winter meetings.

The 32-year-old Seager played for the Dodgers in the early stages of his career. He helped the Dodgers win the championship in 2020 and won the World Series MVP. He moved to the Rangers in 2022 and helped the team win the Gold Cup again the following year, winning his second World Series MVP. However, with 241 hits in his career and being selected to the All-Star Game five times, his performance this year was not ideal. His batting average of 0.227 and offensive index of 0.736 were both career lows. Since 2023, he has been on the disabled list 9 times and has only played an average of 112 games in the past four years.

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Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young recently stated that the team's total salary next year will remain similar to this year's level, around US$190 million, but the team still intends to maintain competitiveness. Major League Baseball's official website pointed out that if you want to achieve this goal, you may have to consider sending away several high-paid players in the team, including Seager, Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi. Seager's contract has five years and US$155 million left.

During last year's winter meeting, some teams inquired about the possibility of Seager's trade. A similar situation occurred again before this year's trade deadline, but the Rangers were not particularly active in listening to offers at the time. However, now Young admits that the team is willing to listen to offers from other teams, but he also emphasized that this does not mean that the Rangers will definitely make any major transactions. However, he is open to various possibilities and will look at the market conditions first and do his best to keep the Rangers competitive.

"New York Post" senior reporter Jon Heyman broke the news that the Yankees and Rangers have discussed Seager, but it is still unclear how interested the Yankees are in this deal. However, this deal will not be easy for teams that want to recruit Seager.