12-03-2021, 02:51 PM
I don't know Ivy, the evidence in that article is so weak it sort does the opposite of the intent to me and underlines that it was indeed all about money. I mean the idea that Semien chose the Rangers because they have nice facilities compared to Oakland and the time he had to play in Buffalo is kinda sort of close to something semi-believable I guess...if you assume his other offers were in the same ballpark and yet somehow from teams with shitty facilities. And the lines about Seager and Gray barely register as an explanation for choosing the Rangers at all, like the writer / player are grasping at straws. "Seager's cousin once road on a plane with the assistant batting coach, and thought he was a great guy."