J.D.Martinez may well be worth whatever 2018 salary he lands.
The JDM sweepstakes may be decided by the team that gives Martinez the most years.
Is this off-season of slim pickings, how many years are too many? Five years? Seven years?
Last edited by harmony; 10-22-2017 at 09:35 PM.
JD wont feel the squeeze because he technically qualifies as an OFer. Also, his 2017 numbers were completely bonkers. 45HR in 119 games. If he played a 150 game season, he would have hit 56 homers. That kind of power is special. I know EE got squeezed a bit last year, but JD is 4 years younger and hence should command a much bigger and more lucrative offer
Hal sucks
Was allowing 26 less runs also shitting the bed?
668 runs allowed would have been 2 runs from leading the AL last year.
We traded for Sale, instead of replacing Papi.
Yes, our offense was a let down. They failed to meet expectations by a lot.
I'll agree the offense "shit the bed" as compared to 2016, but not the team as a whole.
Finishing 5th out of 15 teams is not really horrible, but when compared to 2016, it is.
JD games played vs EE is a complete mismatch.
JD: only over 123 games once in his career.
123, 158, 120 & 119 the last 4.
EE:Never under 128 games in the 6 years before becoming a FA last winter.
151, 142, 128, 146 & 160 the prior 5.
EE can probably play 1b as well as JD plays the OF.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article...tial_partner_3
At this point, Stanton's injury history is almost as well known as his ability to hit homers. This is the third consecutive season that Stanton has been unable to finish. In 2014, his last game was Sept. 11, when he was hit in the face by a visibly stricken Mike Fiers. Last year, Stanton's last game was June 26; a broken hand got him then. This year, it's a groin strain that stops his season on Aug. 13. These injuries are unconnected to each other, but when you stack them on top of past injuries in 2011 (hamstring, quadriceps), 2012 (knee, abdominal strain) and 2013 (hamstring, shoulder), it looks like Stanton is going to be some sort of sad baseball story, the superhuman talent who just couldn't stay on the field.
Stanton seems to have a lengthier history than JD.
Other than the bean ball what injury history does Stanton have exactly?
"Hating the Yankees like it's a religion since 94'" RIP Mike.
"It's also a simple and indisputable fact that WAR isn't the be-all end-all in valuations, especially in real life. Wanna know why? Because an ace in run-prevention for 120 innings means more often than not, a sub-standard pitcher covering for the rest of the IP that pitcher fails to provide. You can't see value in a vacuum when a player does not provide full-time production."
Stanton's games played blow JD Martinez away.