Mets, Rangers Finalizing Trade Involving Marcus Semien, Brandon Nimmo

As a Mets fan, I do not like this at all, and it doesn’t make sense. Semien has already started trending downward, and has not been nearly productive as Nimmo the last two years. I also don’t see how this gives Texas salary relief since Nimmo is owed more going forward. Then there are the intangible qualities that Nimmo brings to the table. Finally, the Mets already have plenty of second basemen who are much less expensive than Semien. This is a head scratcher…