The Padres land star shortstop after not getting Trea Turner, Aaron Judge; Bogaerts gets $275 million over 11 years
Shortly after the Winter Meetings ended, the team and free agent Xander Bogaerts reached an agreement on an 11-year, $275 million deal Wednesday night.unsuccessful attempts to land shortstop Trea Turner on Monday and right fielder Aaron Judge on TuesdayBogaerts will almost certainly play shortstop for the Padres in 2023 with Ha-Seong Kim moving over to second base and Fernando Tatis Jr. playing in the outfield when his suspension for a failed PED test is over April 20.
The 30-year-old Bogaerts, brings a .292/.356/.458 career hitting line to the Padres. He spent the first 10 years of his career with the Red Sox. since 2015, his .299 batting average ranks 11th in the major leagues while his .364 on-base percentage ranks 34th in that span. Those numbers lead all qualifying shortstops in that span, while his 33.9 bWAR trails only Carlos Correa and Francisco Lindor .
The contract has no opt-outs and Bogaerts has a no-trade clause. The deal is the longest ever given to a player in his 30s. The Padres engaged with Bogaerts’ representatives last month but focused primarily on Turner, meeting with the former Nationals and Dodgers shortstop twice and offering him an 11-year, $342 million contract. After Turner chose to sign with the Phillies, a high-ranking Padres source said the team was no longer in the market for a shortstop.
But after meeting with Judge Tuesday night and learning Wednesday morning that he had decided to return to the Yankees, multiple Padres people said the team was likely to continue to talking with Bogaerts.
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