SAN DIEGO — Conversations in the marble-floored hotel lobby at once turned to shortstop Trea Turner as reporters, agents and team personnel checked their buzzing phones to see the news Monday: Turner and the Phillies had agreed to terms on an 11-year, $300 million deal.
Just like that, the seal on the shortstop market was broken, with Turner becoming the first of the big four free-agent shortstops off the board.
