The idea that the Seattle Mariners keeping Josh Naylor in front of this season have been a hot topic lately.
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Since the navies have acquired the first veteran base player in a late July trade in Arizona Diamondbacks, he was a key element in the team attack. Tuesday, Naylor provided 1.5 FWAR in 44 games for Seattle, reduced .266 / .308 / .456 for a .763 ops with eight circuits, six doubles, 26 products and 16 surprising bases stolen without being captured once.
Naylor, who should be a free agent after the season, told Wyman and Bob de Seattle Sports, he had been impressed by the naval fans base and said that he liked to hit the T-Mobile Park, which led calls to Seattle to re-sign it before 2026. Mariners President of Baseball Jerry Dipoto from MLB Naylor.
By taking the conversation a little further, Brock and Salk of Seattle Sports asked the initiate of the ESPN MLB Jeff Pass on Tuesday what type of contract that Naylor could order in free agency. His answer was good news for those who hoped that M could re-sign it.
“The first basic player is not paid in free agency. It is only a reality at this stage: the first basic player is not paid,” said Passan.
According to Passan, one of his ESPN colleagues, Kiley McDaniel, Naylor as a player No. 18 in the next class of free agents. McDaniel’s prediction for the next Naylor contract is $ 52.5 million over three years.
Why not as much as five years at $ 100 million? Passan stressed that even if Naylor does a lot of things that can help a team, there is one thing that teams tend to want in a first goal player he does not have.
“As a person who loves the player and likes the versatile game now – I didn’t think I would never say that about Josh Naylor – but likes the lack of stick withdrawals, battles (skills), the ability to drive in the races, it is an angle -free angle,” said Passan.
Passan, who noted that there was “real look” with the fact that Naylor has just been 28 years old in June, used the first goal of the Rhys Hoskins brewers as a point of comparison. Hoskins signed a $ 34 million contract over two years with Milwaukee before the 2024 season.
“I think Josh Naylor is a better player than Rhys Hoskins, but I don’t think he is much better a player (that) Rhys Hoskins entering the free agency,” he said. “… So could I see three (years) for $ 52.5 million (for a Naylor contract)? Is it in the field of possibility? Absolutely. Can I see four for $ 80 million? Absolutely. But I don’t think that will take five (years). I don’t think he has five. ”
Cut the initiate ESPN MLB Jeff Passan at 8:30 am every Tuesday during the Seattle Marine season on Brock and Salk of Seattle Sports.
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