‘Six consecutive years of opening game selection’ Shortstop lost to 229.9 billion, what is the future of the winning team in 2021?
The Atlanta Braves failed to catch a franchise star this time, too.
MLB.com, the official major league media, said on the 19th (Korean time), “The idea that Dansby Swanson could return to Atlanta began to fade as the offseason progressed. And when Swanson signed a contract with the Cubs for 7 years and 177 million dollars (about 229.9 billion won), the option was completely erased.”
Swanson recorded a batting average of .255 (775 hits in 3043 at-bats), 102 homers, 411 RBIs, and an OPS of .738 in 827 major league games. In terms of batting, he is the most lacking among the Big 4 shortstops (Tray Turner, Zander Bogatz, Carlos Correa, Swanson) that came out on the free agency market this winter, but he is a player who can make up for the disappointment with his outstanding defense. This year, he played in 162 games with a batting average of 2.7 and 7 Lee (177 hits in 640 at-bats), 25 homers and 96 RBIs with an OPS of .776, and was selected as an All-Star and won the National League Shortstop Gold Glove.
MLB.com said, “Now, for the first time since 2016, Atlanta needs to find a shortstop. Swanson became the second shortstop after Rafael Ramirez to start Opening Day for six consecutive years by playing as the starting shortstop for this year’s Opening Day,” he explained about the shortstop vacancy in Atlanta.
Atlanta doesn’t have many players to choose from. MLB.com said, “Atlanta can fill a shortstop with trades or internal resources. The FA market is not in an easy situation. Elvis Andrews, who was a top prospect when Freddy Freeman came to Atlanta in 2007, is the best shortstop on the market.”
Atlanta won its fourth World Series championship in 2021. However, after winning the championship, it seems that the main franchise stars are leaving the team one by one. Last year, Freeman signed a contract with the Dodgers for 6 years and 162 million dollars (approximately 210.4 billion won), and this year, Swanson went to the Cubs.
MLB.com said, “Speaking of Freeman, many Atlanta fans compared Freeman’s move last winter to Swanson’s this winter. They were fans’ favorite players. However, neither player has been able to fulfill his dream of being with Atlanta for a long time.” 토토사이트
MLB.com, which said Atlanta had offered Swanson a six-year, $100 million contract extension during the All-Star break, pointed out that negotiations haven’t progressed since. I called the president of the Polos baseball operation division. However, negotiations did not progress further and it was confirmed that the Cubs, Boston and Minnesota were actively moving.
Big free agent shortstops on the market this year, such as Turner (Philadelphia, $300 million, 11 years), Bogarts (San Diego, $280 million, 11 years), and Correa (San Francisco, $350 million, 13 years), all received good contracts. . Swanson also landed a large contract that exceeded the amount expected before hitting a career high this year, although not as much as the previous three.