What do Xander Bogaerts, Trea Turner deals mean for Dansby Swanson?

Aaron Judge is staying put, Trea Turner is headed back to the National League East, Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander are switching state income taxes and Willson Contreras is changing sides in a heated National league Central rivalry. The future of Dansby Swanson is unclear. Chicago Cubs are interested.

Xander Bogaerts and Trea Turner are leaving the Boston Red Sox and signing with the Atlanta Braves. Dansby Swanson is a free agent.

Correa, Turner and Bogaerts have already signed big contracts. Now the market is set, and Swanson is the only player left on the free agent market. He could get more than six years. The Cubs, the Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins are interested in signing him.

The Braves have never paid a player more than $22 million on a multi-year deal. Matt Olson and Austin Riley are tops at $21 million and $ 21.2 million per. Elvis Andrus has ties to Braves infield guru Ron Washington. Steamer forecasts Andris with a 1.9 fWAR, 1 of 3 less than the projection for Swanson. The Braves won a fifth straight NL East title despite a diminished Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies.

The Braves are expected to sign at least one more player for next season. Andrew Benintendi, Michael Brantley, J.D. Martinez, Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto are still on the board. Bryan Reynolds has requested a trade from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team doesn't seem keen on meeting his demands. The Braves were tied for last with minus-0.8 fWAR in left field.

Kenley Jansen moved on from the Braves to Boston Red Sox. Raisel Iglesias was acquired from Los Angeles Angels at the deadline. Igleias had a 0.34 ERA with 30 strikeouts and five walks in 26 1/3 innings. Tyler Matzek is out for the season with Tommy John surgery. The Braves got Joe Jimenez from Detroit for outfield prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy and Jake Higginbotham.

Jacob deGrom left the Mets for the Texas Rangers on a five-year, $185 million deal. New York signed Justin Verlander for two years at an AAV of $43.3 million. Jose Quintana was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. Carlos Carrasco will join them. Verler, Scherzer and Carraresco are all 34 or older.

Trea Turner is coming back to the division on an 11-year, $300-million deal. Turner has done a lot of damage against the Braves in his career, hitting 17 home runs against them. The changes to MLB's schedule structure mean the Atlanta Braves will only see Turner 13 times a year now instead of the 19 times before.

The Padres signed Bogaerts for $280 million over 11 years. They offered Turner $342 million and Judge $400 million. Juan Soto has 12 years left on his contract. He turned down $440 million from the Nationals. The team has four players with 140 wRC+ on their resumes. It's not sustainable for a small-market team operating like it has major- market money to burn.

Fred McGriff was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Era Committee. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were not. The last time they were on the ballot, Bonds was at 66 percent and Cleens 65.2 percent. The players themselves are not going to open the door for guys who sullied the game.

Dale Murphy was on the Era Committee's ballot for the third time. He got six votes, double what he got the last time he was in the ballot in 2020. The overwhelming support of McGriff may have hurt his chances. He received 33.3% of the vote.

Andy Marte was traded to the Red Sox for Edgar Renteria in 2005. The deal didn't work out for the Braves. Marti was sold to Cleveland a month later. He died in a car accident in 2017.