
Mets trading Brandon Nimmo to Rangers for Marcus Semien in stunning move to jump-start offseason
NY Post
Out with the old and in with the older.
In an effort to improve defensively, the Mets finalized a trade Sunday night that sent Brandon Nimmo to Texas for second baseman Marcus Semien, according to industry sources.
Semien, 35, still has $72 million remaining on a contract that runs for the next three seasons.
Nimmo, who turns 32 in March, is still owed $102 million on a contract that extends for the next five seasons.
Nimmo waived his no-trade clause, allowing the deal to proceed.
The Mets will also send $5 million to Texas.

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