Marcus Semien understands the expectations available in the market he’s entering, but in addition the recognition of the player he’s in essence replacing.
Traded to the Mets for Brandon Nimmo, the Gold Glove second baseman knows his value to the organization extends beyond statistics.
“I understand how good a clubhouse presence Brandon was,” Semien said on a Zoom call Tuesday, two days after the trade with Texas was finalized. “I feel for Mets fans while you lose a player who has been present and such a fixture in that lineup and in the neighborhood and has a terrific personality and is such a pleasant guy. I need to get to know the fans, get to know the community and let my game do the talking. I definitely think I can be a presence in that locker room that guys can lean on.”
Semien, 35, can be asked to assist bond a clubhouse that will have fragmented last season because the Mets began plummeting in June. It’s a team that fell one victory in need of the postseason, leading president of baseball operations David Stearns to choose that changing the forged was needed.
Throughout his profession — including previous stops with the White Sox, A’s and Blue Jays before arriving to the Rangers — Semien has forged a fame as any person who puts the team first.
“My style as a frontrunner is certainly something that has evolved,” Semien said. “The one thing that has remained constant for me is leading by example with how I work. Leading by example with how I respect each member of the organization. Treat everybody like a person or a lady, whoever you might be working with. I’m mostly talking about my teammates here. Respect them. Help them through times, get to know them as an individual. Get to know their families, so once we exit to battle we understand how one another goes to react.
“You only don’t go on the market and play baseball and go home and don’t check with anybody. You construct relationships together with your guys. That will mean more break day the sector spent together. That is certainly something I’m very enthusiastic about. All those things can assist once we’re on the market on the sector.”
Semien, who’s under contract for $72 million over the subsequent three years, brings an elite glove, but will search for recovery following a season during which he produced a slash line of .230/.305/.364 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs in 127 games. He missed the ultimate five weeks of the season with a broken left foot and sprain from a foul ball.
The foot, in response to Semien, is healed. Now he’ll attempt to treatment his offense.
“I’m dissatisfied in the best way I performed offensively last yr,” he said, noting that he’s anxious to begin working with Jeff Albert and Troy Snitker, the tandem heading the Mets hitting department. “I’m looking forward to talking to [them] about what I want to do to be that MVP caliber bat on this lineup.”
As for the thought he’s a winning player, Semien said he heard such talk from Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young.
“That’s what individuals are in search of on this industry,” Semien said. “For me, ‘winning player’ means any person who’s going to go on the market each day and provides it their all, sacrifice themselves for the team, put their body on the road for the team. And go on the market and play baseball and take a look at to do the things that provide help to win the sport.”
Semien, a father of 5 — probably the most recent arrival occurred three weeks ago — said he spoke to former Rangers teammate Max Scherzer (who has 4 children) about family life in Recent York.
“Those sorts of things, logistically, we’ll work out,” Semien said. “But when it comes to baseball itself I couldn’t be more excited to play in a big market, play in front of a fan base that brings the energy every night, because that brings the most effective out of me.”
Marcus Semien understands the expectations available in the market he’s entering, but in addition the recognition of the player he’s in essence replacing.
Traded to the Mets for Brandon Nimmo, the Gold Glove second baseman knows his value to the organization extends beyond statistics.
“I understand how good a clubhouse presence Brandon was,” Semien said on a Zoom call Tuesday, two days after the trade with Texas was finalized. “I feel for Mets fans while you lose a player who has been present and such a fixture in that lineup and in the neighborhood and has a terrific personality and is such a pleasant guy. I need to get to know the fans, get to know the community and let my game do the talking. I definitely think I can be a presence in that locker room that guys can lean on.”
Semien, 35, can be asked to assist bond a clubhouse that will have fragmented last season because the Mets began plummeting in June. It’s a team that fell one victory in need of the postseason, leading president of baseball operations David Stearns to choose that changing the forged was needed.
Throughout his profession — including previous stops with the White Sox, A’s and Blue Jays before arriving to the Rangers — Semien has forged a fame as any person who puts the team first.
“My style as a frontrunner is certainly something that has evolved,” Semien said. “The one thing that has remained constant for me is leading by example with how I work. Leading by example with how I respect each member of the organization. Treat everybody like a person or a lady, whoever you might be working with. I’m mostly talking about my teammates here. Respect them. Help them through times, get to know them as an individual. Get to know their families, so once we exit to battle we understand how one another goes to react.
“You only don’t go on the market and play baseball and go home and don’t check with anybody. You construct relationships together with your guys. That will mean more break day the sector spent together. That is certainly something I’m very enthusiastic about. All those things can assist once we’re on the market on the sector.”
Semien, who’s under contract for $72 million over the subsequent three years, brings an elite glove, but will search for recovery following a season during which he produced a slash line of .230/.305/.364 with 15 homers and 62 RBIs in 127 games. He missed the ultimate five weeks of the season with a broken left foot and sprain from a foul ball.
The foot, in response to Semien, is healed. Now he’ll attempt to treatment his offense.
“I’m dissatisfied in the best way I performed offensively last yr,” he said, noting that he’s anxious to begin working with Jeff Albert and Troy Snitker, the tandem heading the Mets hitting department. “I’m looking forward to talking to [them] about what I want to do to be that MVP caliber bat on this lineup.”
As for the thought he’s a winning player, Semien said he heard such talk from Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young.
“That’s what individuals are in search of on this industry,” Semien said. “For me, ‘winning player’ means any person who’s going to go on the market each day and provides it their all, sacrifice themselves for the team, put their body on the road for the team. And go on the market and play baseball and take a look at to do the things that provide help to win the sport.”
Semien, a father of 5 — probably the most recent arrival occurred three weeks ago — said he spoke to former Rangers teammate Max Scherzer (who has 4 children) about family life in Recent York.
“Those sorts of things, logistically, we’ll work out,” Semien said. “But when it comes to baseball itself I couldn’t be more excited to play in a big market, play in front of a fan base that brings the energy every night, because that brings the most effective out of me.”
