Second baseman saw his first foray into free agency come to a close yesterday when he landed a with the Tigers. Carlos Delgado Jersey According to a report from , however, Torres had multi-year offers on the table that he turned down in favor of signing with Detroit. McCosky goes on to note that Torres highlighted the Nationals and Angels as teams who made offers to him before he signed with the Tigers, while the incumbent Yankees did not make him an offer. Ive got great friends there, great communication with the entire organization, Torres said of his longtime club. I feel proud of myself for being with the Yankees for seven years, but now Im with Detroit and just really happy they gave me the opportunity to play next year. I think they have other priorities and Im not on the list. Im good. Its not nece sarily a major shock that the Yankees opted not to make an attempt to bring back Torres. The 28-year-old joined the club prior to his MLB debut as part of the trade that sent to the Cubs at the 2016 trade deadline and debuted with the club back in 2018. After back-to-back All-Star seasons in 2018 and 19, Torress production took a step backwards. Hes slashed just .261/.332/.411 (109 wRC+) while playing average to below average defense at second base. Its solid enough production for a big league regular but a far cry from the numbers the Yankees surely hoped they were getting when their consensus top-5 prospect in baseball posted a 123 wRC+ in the first two seasons of his big league career. Torres actually began to look something more like his early-career self in 2023, when he slashed a strong .273/.347/.453 (120 wRC+) and put up 3.6 fWAR. Unfortunately, though, he followed that up with a lackluster 2024 season that saw his wRC+ drop down to just 104, the second-lowest figure of his career. That weak overall number is thanks in large part to a slow start to the season, as Torres hit just .215/.289/.248 in his first 32 games of the season. From May 2 onward, however, he slashed a much more respectable .268/.341/.412 (115 wRC+), including an excellent .292/.361/.419 (124 wRC+) after the All-Star break. That strong finish wasnt enough to save his role with the Yankees, however, as the club had already traded for at the trade deadline over the summer. While Chisholm shifted to third base in deference to Torres down the stretch, the Yankees have eyed potential third base additions such as and rather than a reunion with Torres as they consider moving Chisholm back to his natural position. Even so, Torress excellent numbers late in the season grabbed the attention of a few clubs aside from the Tigers, with Torres himself highlighting the Nationals and Angels as teams who showed interest in him this winter. Both clubs were to have interest in Torres this winter, so its hardly a shock that either club made him an offer. With that being said, Torress ability to remain at his natural position of second base with the Tigers may have made them a more attractive option than either D.C. or Anaheim. The Nationals were explicitly interested in Torres as a third baseman given the presence of at the keystone, while the Angels currently have penciled in as their everyday second baseman. Its unclear whether Angels bra s were hoping to move Torres to third base as well or if theyd have instead had Rengifo take up the super-utility role hes handled often throughout his career, but the Tigers moving to first base in deference to Torres surely made it easy for the 28-year-old to feel comfortable that he would be able to put his best foot forward with the club this year before returning to free agency next winter. With Torres now off the board, the Angels and Nationals will have to look elsewhere if they hope to upgrade their infield mix this winter. Washington already landed first baseman in trade with the Rangers earlier this week but could also stand to make an upgrade at the hot corner. The Angels, meanwhile, have been connected to ranging from known trade candidates like Nolan Arenado and to more surprising options like Diamondbacks third baseman . Aside from those trade market po sibilities, the third base market in free agency is led by Bregman but also includes lower-tier options like and . Lloyd Moseby Jersey