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Brandon Nimmo Drawing Interest From These Teams

Find out, which teams are showing interest in center fielder Brandon Nimmo.

Pat Ragazzo

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Add this team to the long list of clubs showing interest in center fielder Brandon Nimmo.

According to MLB insider Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Tampa Bay Rays are one of several teams that are in on Nimmo.

This comes as a bit of a surprise, given the Rays are a small market team and Nimmo is expected to receive a lucrative contract.

In addition to Tampa, the Yankees, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays have all shown interest in Nimmo.

As for the Mets, they're very much in on Nimmo as well. The current feeling is that the Mets are prioritizing Nimmo, who they hope to retain.

As a left-handed hitter, who bats leadoff, the two-way center fielder is highly valued on the open market. He also has a career .385 on-base percentage and .827 OPS.

Nimmo posted a 5 bWAR, .274/.367/.433 slash line, a .800 OPS, 16 home runs and 64 RBIs across 151 games last season. 

The Mets selected Nimmo in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft. He has since spent his entire career with the Mets.

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PAT RAGAZZO

Pat Ragazzo is the reporter, publisher, site manager and executive editor for Sports Illustrated's Mets and Yankees On SI websites. Pat was selected as The Top Reporter & Publisher of the Year 2024 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to the industry. He has been seen on several major TV Network stations including: NBC4, CBS2, FOX5, PIX11 and NY1; and is frequently heard on ESPN New York FM 880 AM and WFAN Sports Radio 101.9 FM as a guest. Pat also serves as the Mets insider for the "Allow Me 2 Be Frank" podcast hosted by Frank "The Tank" Fleming of Barstool Sports. You can follow him on Twitter/X: @ragazzoreport.

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