Marcus Semien understands the expectations in the market he is entering, but also the popularity of the player he is in essence replacing.

The Texas Rangers have traded Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien to the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo and cash.

Nimmo was the longest-tenured Met, a first-round draft pick way back in 2011 who had put his name all over the franchise record books over a decade in Queens.