Corey Seager Rumors: Yankees, Dodgers Pursuing Star SS in Free Agency

The Los Angeles Dodgers want to bring shortstop Corey Seager back to the team, but the New York Yankees are also in the mix for the free agent.

Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported the interest in Seager, who hit .306 (.915 OPS) with 16 home runs and 57 RBI in 95 games for L.A. last year.

The 27-year-old has spent his entire seven-year MLB career with the Dodgers, who selected Seager with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2012 draft.

This offseason's free-agency class is loaded at shortstop, with the Houston Astros' Carlos Correa and the Colorado Rockies' Trevor Story about to get paid big bucks. A pair of middle infielders who can play short or second in the Toronto Blue Jays' Marcus Semien and the New York Mets' Javier Baez are available as well.

The Yankees need infield help. Gleyber Torres played the bulk of games at shortstop for them this year, but he hit just .259 with a .697 OPS and struggled in the field with 19 errors.

The Yanks shouldn't give up on Torres as he enters his age-25 season, but a move to second is probably best for him in 2022. That would leave a gap at short, where Seager could slide in.

The Dodgers appear to be undergoing a makeover for the 2022 season, with free agents including Seager, starting pitchers Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw, closer Kenley Jansen and infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor.

L.A. already has over $200 million committed to its 2022 payroll, so it would appear that the team needs to make some tough decisions.

The Dodgers appear to believe that Seager is a core piece for their future, however, as they look to return to the World Series after winning it all in 2020.

Regardless of where Seager winds up, he's bound to get a huge deal, and that goes for the rest of the top middle infielders on the market.