Done: J.D. Martinez a Red Sox

[Rock Strongo]

yeah, if anything they may throw JD a bone from time to time playing an easy LF in Fenway, but other than that, he shouldnt pack his glove

its why they were able to get him on short dough.

he got paid DH money not OFer money.

 

[redseat]

What are realistic numbers for Martinez?

 

[redseat]

You may wanna give up that fight, the Sox are projected to spend about 60mill more than the Yankees this season

Nope... We don't count players who are on payroll but NOT on the field. Duh Dirt, Duh

 

[redseat]

Common sense ain’t so common.

Now make sure Hanley’s option doesn’t beat.

That’s a lot of wiggle room to replace the Big pitching losses coming

They were talking about that on the radio this afternoon... They are expecting the Red Sox to not let Hanley get the ABs he needs

 

[The Q]

They were talking about that on the radio this afternoon... They are expecting the Red Sox to not let Hanley get the ABs he needs

If he does get it...it better be for a good reason (he's hitting like LA hanley)

 

[The Q]

If they can avoid that option vesting, I wouldnt' be shocked if they got Greinke from Arizona next winter. They're gonna need to move him to afford Pollack and/or Goldy.

 

[redseat]

If he does get it...it better be for a good reason (he's hitting like LA hanley)

Don't see him ever doing that again

 

[The Q]

Don't see him ever doing that again

Agreed. Just saying, that is the only way the option should vest.

And frankly if he gets an AB after the 6th inning it's basically managerial malpractice.

 

[molsaniceman]

What are realistic numbers for Martinez?

30/100

 

[The Q]

What are realistic numbers for Martinez?

Probably more like 2014 and 2015 JD would be a more than reasonable expectation.

And he'd be well worth the 2 years if he gave the Sox 9 wins like he did (combined) those 2 years.

Mega surplus value there.

 

[redseat]

30/100

Hopefully

 

[navamind]

What are realistic numbers for Martinez?

2018 projections for Martinez:

Steamer: .286/.357/.554 (134 wRC+) with 33 home runs and 99 RBI (in 130 games)
ZiPS: .288/.355/.596 (143 wRC+) with 38 home runs and 100 RBI in 132 games
Marcel: .290/.358/.570 with 31 home runs and 81 RBI (in 496 PA)

J.D. Martinez » Statistics » Batting | FanGraphs Baseball
J.D. Martinez Stats | Baseball-Reference.com

 

[The Q]

Steamer is a nice upgrade, even on the low end.

if you get ZIPS...holy crap.

 

[navamind]

pretty stark contrast between the two on JD's power output

 

[Manster7588]

With the Yankees line up Boston needed Martinez in a bad way.

 

[Manster7588]

Joon Lee on Twitter: "Here's JD Martinez spray chart from last year imposed on Fenway.

I have no idea how some balls that are marked beyond the fence are called Outs and Doubles

 

[molsaniceman]

Joon Lee on Twitter: "Here's JD Martinez spray chart from last year imposed on Fenway.

I have no idea how some balls that are marked beyond the fence are called Outs and Doubles

 

[soxfan1468927]

Joon Lee on Twitter: "Here's JD Martinez spray chart from last year imposed on Fenway.

I have no idea how some balls that are marked beyond the fence are called Outs and Doubles

Higher fences

 

[The Q]

Joon Lee on Twitter: "Here's JD Martinez spray chart from last year imposed on Fenway.

I have no idea how some balls that are marked beyond the fence are called Outs and Doubles

I was thinking those were the actual results at the other fields.

Looks like about 5 or 6 HRs would've been taken away by fenway, But ti also looks like it would add about 8.

Now, how many of those balls were at Coors or Arizona, where the ball just simply carries better, I don't know. But I think it shows that his numbers shouldn't be too suppressed. But there will be some natural regression. But his doubles count could also increase.

 

[molsaniceman]

I was thinking those were the actual results at the other fields.

Looks like about 5 or 6 HRs would've been taken away by fenway, But ti also looks like it would add about 8.

Now, how many of those balls were at Coors or Arizona, where the ball just simply carries better, I don't know. But I think it shows that his numbers shouldn't be too suppressed. But there will be some natural regression. But his doubles count could also increase.

ok is this what each hit was or what each hit would be in fenway? ESPN took their homerun tracker away so dont know where this info is from
If he stays healthy he should do fine
Dont forget he plays alot in ny/tor/bal also
hell he may hit 50