The first ripple-generating domino has fallen with the New York Mets and Texas Rangers linking up for a Brandon Nimmo-Marcus Semien swap. With pockets just as deep as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets' opening salvo was a message. They're in it to win it after a disappointing 2025 campaign, and they won't let sentimentality get in the way.
Nimmo was a fan-favorite in New York, and while he hadn't played up to his contract, he was still an above-average player. But the needs they had to improve their defense and shore up second base were greater, and as a result Nimmo got the boot.