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As long as you also teach your children to be better writers than Max, we'll all be better off.

Almost as good as the Celtics who have played almost every minute of the year without one of their star players.

Why DH a negative OWAR guy?

I think some of the things attributed to JD are really weird. He'd be better off if he didn't say anything and left it to Boras.

@EvanDrellich Source today says Red Sox and J.D. Martinez are involved in "a good faith process." As Scott Boras said yesterday, the sides are talking. I do not doubt frustrations exist as @Ken_Rosenthal reported

It seems like JD may be a very very dumb person. At least he can hit the ball into orbit. Other than that, seems to as dumb as rocks.

I picture that it was just like the opening of any Doogie Howser episode.

Slugger J.D. Martinez was the focus of a skirmish yesterday in the war of words, with some sparring over the fact that the Red Sox have not upped their longstanding offer — which evidently still stands at a previously reported five-year, $125MM level. Per Nightengale, the only other offer on the table right now is from the Diamondbacks, but it’s just a one-year deal. Clearly, all involved have reason to anticipate that there’d be greater interest than that from other organizations, but it’s a notable point in relation to Martinez’s hopes for generating pressure on the Sox. Notably, too, the Red Sox are perhaps still aware of other means of fulfilling their desire for right-handed power. Nightengale says the organization spoke with the Guardians earlier in the offseason about a potential deal that would have brought Edwin Encarnacion to Boston. Whether or not there’s any plausible hope of reviving those discussions isn’t clear, though, and the Sox are said not to have been willing to send Jackie Bradley Jr. to Cleveland. Clearly, that’s no surprise, as Bradley is a much younger and more affordable player who still offers plenty of value to the Sox. Indeed, it’s amply arguable that Bradley is a more valuable overall performer than is Encarnacion.

@JonHeyman Steve Selsky has minors deal with red sox

"It was just different for me," he said. "Coming from Tampa, from that environment to that environment was so different I didn't really understand what I was getting myself into. I think that was the big thing. There was just such a big difference from what I was used to. "I definitely wouldn't have went to the highest bidder. If I could have done it over again I would have gone into more detail into everything. I didn't do any research about nothing. I didn't know much about Boston, only when I played there. If I went into a little more depth as to what I was getting myself into things probably would have been a little different." He added, "Once I realized it and I had seven years I didn't know what to do. It was just one of those things I had to sit out and wait. I was dealing with the struggling at the time and a bunch of other stuff. I had been in Tampa so we had been shielded from a lot of media stuff. I didn't have to go through that stuff. That was new for me, dealing with the media and stuff like that. I didn't how to handle all that stuff up there and it showed in my game. Then I started getting hurt all the time. It was just always bad, bad all the time. When he complains about Boston, he's always throwing the media under the bus (for good reason). However, he hasn't outwardly called out the fans for poor behavior so saying that he was "crucified" by fans here seems wrong to me.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/19/carl-crawford-apologizes-red-sox-fans_n_969408.html Carl Crawford in 2011 talking to Boston fans: “I want to end the diary saying something to the fans of Boston. I just want to say I’m sorry for the year I’ve had,” he wrote. “You guys have been really supportive and I appreciate that. Hopefully when we get into these playoffs, I can be the real Carl Crawford that I know I am. We’ll see.” He had problems with the media, not really with fans.

Maine is not Boston. https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/07/07/red-sox-outfielder-carl-crawford-alleges-fan-called-him-racial-slur-during-minor-league-rehab-game/dB770zPldw9wpyu0upERlN/story.html Boston fans went easy on him.

In Texas? Here in Boston, nobody was ripping CC. Even watching the games on tv you wouldn't here much grumbling.

How is JBJ getting $20M in this market? Last year Dyson signed a 2.8M deal for one year. JBJ isn't worth 7 times that much.

Where in this is he crucified? Every player gets booed from time to time. Sox fans took it easy on him.

Dealing with the media is not the same as being crucified. And how bad was the media to him? Not very IMO.

He started out 2016 really hot, but was at best league average after mid May.

@ChuckGarfien I think I found my top buy low free agent pitcher to help the White Sox rotation next year. Clay Buchholz. If I knew there was decent money in shitposting like these people, I'd have A700 numbers.

@NatsPost @RonJuckett on a #Nats pursuit of Clay Buchholz, who could serve a role similar to that of Edwin Jackson. https://districtondeck.com/2018/01/06/washington-nationals-clay-buchholz-worth-flier/ All these crazy people are thirsty for Clay.

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When was he crucified? He got off easy. He never played well, was overpaid but never really heard it from the fans.

https://twitter.com/CTXAthletics/status/960960651408691201 Looks like he threw in a college bullpen in Austin, Tx yesterday. Last week he was at a high school HR derby with some old friends. @ByZachSmith At Vandegrift HS for the Viper home run derby. An impressive list of MLB veterans on the guest list including Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz and Kevin Millar.

LOL. I don't know if he's even back to pitching yet. He was hoping to be ready to go in Sept, then that fell through. After the season, he said he wanted to be ready by the start of the season. I've seen no reports suggesting how close he is to coming back.

Bryce Brentz deserves a chance as the 25th man on the roster making MLB minimum. Porcello is overpaid and underperforming. Hard to equate the two situations.

Crawford was overpaid and started slowly. He never got buried. Once the fans get back to watching the games, the first HR will get rid of most of the ill will.