ESPN: After betting on himself for a one-year contract, the Yankees infielder hopes to make $100 million the following season.

Gleyber Torres has been a regular with the New York Yankees for the most of the previous seven seasons. After some time at shortstop, it moved to second base. Since 2018, Torres has been a crucial component of the Bombers’ jigsaw whenever he was healthy.

After his current run of inconsistent performance, Gleyber Torres has a lot to show.
When Gleyber received his only two career All-Star selections in 2018 and 2019, he appeared to be what was billed. After a period of inconsistency in 2020–21, he seemed to provide the Yankees with a genuine 25-homer threat every year for two years.

Indeed, he was outstanding for the Yankees in the second half and throughout the postseason, but he was so awful before to the break that he ended up with a 104 wRC+ and.709 OPS. In order to regain some worth in a competitive setting and pursue the major aim in the 2025–2026 offseason—a nine-figure contract—he chose to accept a one-year, $15 million offer from the Detroit Tigers as a result of that first half.

With the Tigers, the former Yankees infielder is placing a wager on himself.

Torres, a first-time free agent who favored American League teams and a spring training facility in Florida, declared, “I really believe in myself.” “I wager on myself all the time. I looked for the ideal location to play one year during this procedure. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press commented, “I had a few opportunities with other teams, but the young team in Detroit looks like a family.”

As a reliable hitter in his prime, Torres will be surrounded by talented batters like Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, and others, even if the Tigers may not have the finest ballpark for him to finish with his highest offensive output ever.

The objective is straightforward: perform well enough to earn a chance at least of $100 million in the offseason of the following year.

Petzold said, “Torres is keen to build on his 2024 performance and return to free agency following the 2025 season, seeking a contract worth more than $100 million.”

When Torres entered the open market, the Yankees had a chance to keep him by first making a qualifying offer and then displaying some interest in him. Neither occurred, and the gifted but erratic and prone infield player ultimately joined the Tigers, who were only starting out.