Dodgers: Justin Turner Expresses Understanding of Baseball as a Business

Yesterday, Justin Turner shared his “Thank you LA” post on social media and we had been all in tears as the fact of the scenario lastly hit us: Turner will not rep the Dodger Blue.

However that’s the character of the enterprise. After 9 years with the Dodgers, J.T. will officially head out east to join a few former teammates out in Boston.

Many people thought, like Kershaw, he would finally retire within the Dodger Blue however that wasn’t the case. It got here as a shock when the Dodgers determined to not supply J.T. a membership choice placing him on the free-agency market this offseason.

Whereas awaiting the subsequent step in his journey, he shared his ideas on the time:

Justin Turner on talks w/Dodgers: “You’re at all times sort of ready and hoping that they’re in play, however there’s a degree that you just understand this can be a enterprise. They’d determination they needed to make. I had choices I needed to make. It simply didn’t work out.”

Ouch. The tears simply carry on coming. One can solely assume when that pivotal turning level got here for Turner however perhaps it was the second the Dodgers determined to signal designated hitter from Boston, J.D. Martinez.

The minute the information broke, it appeared virtually inevitable that the Dodgers had been shifting on from Turner and inside per week, RedTurn2 was rumored to keep up a correspondence with Martinez’ former group.

The groups made the swap however I doubt there have been any laborious emotions between each Turner and the Dodgers group.

The “determination” Turner needed to make most definitely got here right down to the most effective supply and if the Dodgers weren’t prepared to supply greater than Boston’s two-year, about $22 million supply then Turner wasn’t going to look again. Listed below are the official particulars for his contract with Boston:

Justin Turner, Crimson Sox
$21,700,000/2+P.  2023 decide 2024
$8,300,000 – 2023
Participant choice 2024 for $13,400,000 or $6,700,000 buyout.
Plus:  $200,000 every for 480pa; 500pa; 520pa; 540pa; 560pa

Like Turner mentioned, baseball is a enterprise and though we might want our favorites to remain in Los Angeles without end, in addition they need to look out for themselves too.

So on behalf of Dodgers Nation, thanks J.T. to your contributions in each the town of L.A. and your management inside the Dodgers group. We’ll miss you however better of luck in Boston.

P.S. The Dodgers (and Martinez) will face the Crimson Sox (now with 5 former Dodgers gamers) in late August. Might be an fascinating sequence for certain.

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