Martinez vs Hosmer vs Santana

[Fan_since_Boggs]

I think you DH JD Martinez and look for a platoon partner for Hanley at 1b. That would keep Hanley's option from vesting.

It's not a "deathnail", but when counting the luxury tax, it's enough to prevent us from signing a very significant player or holding off an extension for a year.

I want the Red Sox to sign Machado next year for SS. I don't want Hanley's contract to get in the way of paying Machado.

I would keep away from Santana. I don't like his body and he is a little older than JD Martinez. Wow, he is much older, he played at Woodstock before JD Martinez was ever born.

[moonslav59]

I think you DH JD Martinez and look for a platoon partner for Hanley at 1b. That would keep Hanley's option from vesting.


I want the Red Sox to sign Machado next year for SS. I don't want Hanley's contract to get in the way of paying Machado.

I would keep away from Santana. I don't like his body and he is a little older than JD Martinez. Wow, he is much older, he played at Woodstock before JD Martinez was ever born.

LOL.

Then, sign JD Martinez, Lucas Duda and a decent pitcher and call it a successful winter.

JD plays 20 games in the OF- mostly in NL Parks or to rest an OF'er. He plays 135 games at DH.

HRam plays 1B for 100-130 games.

Duda plays 1B for the remainder and a little DH.

[S5Dewey]

I want the Red Sox to sign Machado next year for SS. I don't want Hanley's contract to get in the way of paying Machado.

Not a bad idea. At least if Machado is playing for the Red Sox he's not putting Red Sox players on the DL and/or shortening their careers. It'll be players on other teams.

JUST SAY NO to Manny Machado.

[Spudboy]

Pass on Hosmer. He isn't enough of an offensive upgrade-I think his career OPS+ is just 111 or so, vs JD's 130. JD can DH; HanRam can either play 1B or be traded for a can or two of beans and sign Santana as well.

I'm pretty sure Moon made a typo there. He is dead set against getting Hosmer if anything.

For the record, so am I. He is not a big enough upgrade from Moreland to justify the expense and he does not offer enough of what the Sox need to fortify their offense.

Nice, guy, good player, just not what the Sox need.

[Spudboy]

Playing Hanley at first base would probably mean his contract would vest for 2019. I certainly hope we can avoid being tied down for another $22 million for an ageing player of average skills.

I am with you on this.

[Spudboy]

I think you DH JD Martinez and look for a platoon partner for Hanley at 1b. That would keep Hanley's option from vesting.


I want the Red Sox to sign Machado next year for SS. I don't want Hanley's contract to get in the way of paying Machado.

I would keep away from Santana. I don't like his body and he is a little older than JD Martinez. Wow, he is much older, he played at Woodstock before JD Martinez was ever born.

He kicked ass at Woodstock. Many saw him for the first time and were in awe.

[Kimmi]

It all comes down to the price tag, mainly in terms of years. My first choice is Martinez, but I wouldn't sign him for a 6+ year deal. Santana is actually a better fit for us, but he has a QO attached to him, which IMO, is no small thing.

If we do sign Martinez, I hope it's to play 1B/DH, with an occasional start in the OF. I really do not want to break up the OF that we have.

[moonslav59]

Yes, dead set against Hosmer.

[moonslav59]

It all comes down to the price tag, mainly in terms of years. My first choice is Martinez, but I wouldn't sign him for a 6+ year deal. Santana is actually a better fit for us, but he has a QO attached to him, which IMO, is no small thing.

If we do sign Martinez, I hope it's to play 1B/DH, with an occasional start in the OF. I really do not want to break up the OF that we have.

I don't want to break up the OF either.

JD at DH with maybe 20 games in the OF is fine with me. He'd be a very expensive DH, but we need power, and he's not a QO free agent.

I'd also sign Duda. With about 180 games available at DH/1B, Duda would complement HRam nicely and be there to take over, if HRam stumbles or gets injured.

[Larry Cook]

Hasn’t Martinez missed significant tim with injury in four of the last five years?

Did either hosmer and Santana receive a qo?

[moonslav59]

Hasn’t Martinez missed significant tim with injury in four of the last five years?

Did either hosmer and Santana receive a qo?

Hosmer & Santana got QOs.

JD has missed some time (elbow and ankle), but I believe he was not really a FT player until 2014 or so.

If we sign him, he should be our DH.

[moonslav59]

Duda vs RHPs since 2014....

ISO
.260 (9th in MLB)
(JD Martinez is 19th at .259/Bryce Harper is 8th at .261.)

OPS (800+ PAs)
.861 (27th out of 271 players)
22nd out of all players with 1400+ PAs

Duda has averages 32 HRs per 650 PAs vs RHPs since 2014.

I'd like to see us get Duda to compliment HRam at 1B and cover for any injury to HRam or Martinez.

[notin]

I think you DH JD Martinez and look for a platoon partner for Hanley at 1b. That would keep Hanley's option from vesting.


I want the Red Sox to sign Machado next year for SS. I don't want Hanley's contract to get in the way of paying Machado.

I would keep away from Santana. I don't like his body and he is a little older than JD Martinez. Wow, he is much older, he played at Woodstock before JD Martinez was ever born.

If you want Machado, maybe the key is to sign Yonder Alonso to play 1b for a few years...

[Larry Cook]

Duda vs RHPs since 2014....

ISO
.260 (9th in MLB)
(JD Martinez is 19th at .259/Bryce Harper is 8th at .261.)

OPS (800+ PAs)
.861 (27th out of 271 players)
22nd out of all players with 1400+ PAs

Duda has averages 32 HRs per 650 PAs vs RHPs since 2014.

I'd like to see us get Duda to compliment HRam at 1B and cover for any injury to HRam or Martinez.

Doesn’t Duda strike out about 200 times more than Napoli per season?

[moonslav59]

Doesn’t Duda strike out about 200 times more than Napoli per season?

Who cares: just hit .850 with 28-30 HRs for about $6M/ 1 year.