On Sunday night, during a full slate of football, MLB forcefully inserted itself into the sports discourse when the New York Mets and Texas Rangers agreed to a blockbuster trade. You were hoping for the Yankees to be the other New York team available in this, weren't you?
The Rangers are reportedly sending second baseman Marcus Semien to Queens in exchange for veteran outfielder Brandon Nimmo in what we would call ... a fair swap? Two expensive players addressing the needs of each roster? This is the stuff fans love to see.
With all of the trade rumors/chatter surrounding shortstop Corey Seager, baseball fans were certainly surprised to see Semien's name, but perhaps everybody should've known better.