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What am I missing here....he only offensive weakness is against LHPs? He is batting better v LHPs than RHPs. Or more accurately put, Marrero is batting less horrendously against LHPs than RHPs.

One of Nunez's biggest attributes IMO is speed, and I am wondering how much of that he has left given his knee issues. I haven't heard what his diagnosis is (not that we are entitled to it), but I did read a quote from DD that knee pain is something he will have to deal with. Doesn't sound promising.

He cannot hit the baseball. If it were the size of a beach ball he still could not hit it. His career stats are astoundingly awful: BA: .208, OPS: .568; OPS+: 49. I don't even think Pawtucket would want him. I don't care if his defense is the best in the league, which it is not, he defines the term "black hole", and for a team that struggles offensively-or at least did last year-he is as useless as an appendix.

Marrero is next to useless......a haircut that passes for an infielder. Keep Holt.....give Marrero his walking papers and hope the door doesn't hit him on the way out.

Not true. Wright's role will be limited to pinch running.

This kind of injury can become chronic. Hopefully the Red Sox protected themselves adequately from that eventuality. From an orthopedics website: "Some athletes never return to their pre-injury levels of sport after these injuries. Despite excellent surgical reduction and fixation, arthritis may occur from the damage to the cartilage. This may result in chronic pain and may require fusion in the future."

I was at the game today. Nice stadium. First time there. The staff is very helpful and everyone is really friendly. Its hot as hell in Ft Myers, even in February. Not much to say about the game itself other than we won. Swihart hit a nice rope to LF for a double.....lots of guys playing who will never make the team, but that is to be expected.

He is also a "gamer"....he wanted to get out there and play despite obviously having a serious knee issue. Other guys won't play if they have a hangnail. I like the signing, though I don't expect him to perform as well as he did last year for us.

Contrast that with Seattle.....while Seattle is a very pretty city it really has little to offer the ardent sports fan. I am surprised Harmony can take living there

There is no reason whatsoever to pay Martinez a penny more than $125 over five years. Even that is an overpay. JD needs to look in the mirror and decide if he and his family can "survive" with "just" $125M. Right now, he is living in a fantasy land created by Borass. If I am DD I tell Borass that this is the final offer, and it may not be on the table tomorrow. Go ahead and let him pass up that amount of money if that is what he wants to do.

Maybe not, but he is OUR greedy candidate. I think MLBTR has predicted inflated numbers reflecting the pervasive overvaluation that some players have. Sure, some guys do end up getting overpaid. Seems that is about to be brought to a grinding halt. I am all for putting an end to it.

You don't see any greed at all? You cannot see a player and his agent grossly overestimating his worth? Those are the REASONS he is taking his time....he and Borass thinks he is worth far more than any GM in the league thinks he is worth. I don't mind a guy going after a fair salary and sticking to his guns IF he can justify his demands on some sort of rational basis. This is pure unadulterated delusional greed. Thats what I see.

He isn't getting the contract he wants. There will always be some resentment on his part if he is "forced" to sign a contract worth "just" $125M over five years. He thinks, apparently, that he is worth much more. He isn't. Because there will always be resentment on his part I agree with S5: this is the offer today; its reduced by $1M at midnight and at every midnight. Let him sign somewhere else. Its time to look at other alternatives.

This ^^^^^

I agree....within reason. If the going rate for my profession is $100,000 at my experience and proficiency level, is it reasonable for me to hold out for $150,00 ad nauseam and become impatient with the group offering the job? There is a point at which reason should prevail, and JD Martinez and Borass have gone WELL beyond that point. They have even gone beyond simple greed. There are no metrics at all that support more than $125M and 5 years. He just WANTS more. Both those guys are greedy weasels.

The only thing Martinez appreciates is a full bank account.

No one is going to stop watching just because of the BS attitude of jackasses like JD Martinez. He wants to be paid FAR MORE than he is worth, apparently. He is not just trying to get market value, obviously. He has been offered "market value", and he wants more. Just greed. He is a GOOD player in his prime, not a great player. And in 6-7 years he will no longer be in his prime. He epitomizes...defines...the word greed. And yes, I do hold that against him.

Good riddance.

JD isn't worth 6 x150. Period. He is barely worth 5x125. If he wants to sit out half a year I will gladly buy him a beer and watch some baseball with him. Baseball is a strange and unpredictable game. Who knows who will really produce this year. I know we had a lot of guys underproducing last year. If our pitching is solid we can compete with the Yankees this year WITHOUT Martinez. Let him sit it out......

Kudos to Dempster for setting his priorities correctly, whatever they were-obviously the top priority was not money, nor should it ever be unless you are starving or homeless.

I agree with you. If we end up signing Martinez I hope the fans give him a very loud chorus of boos at the home opener.

I stand corrected: its not $300,000-its $545,000 for 2017 and more next year. Guess we will see these poor guys rummaging through the bins at Goodwill, what with that paltry sum. Jeesh......G......R......E........E............D! Its not guys earning reasonable amounts that I have a beef with: its jackasses like JD Martinez and his pal Borass who have been made a reasonable offer and who are holding out to try to rob the bank that I have a beef with. And Hosmer. Sure, negotiate for what is reasonable, but don't be an ass about it.

Correct. And they might have to "settle for" the league minimum salary, which is $300,000. I wish I were able to "settle for" that paltry sum my first year in my business. I have no idea how they could possibly hope to feed their family on a paltry $300,000 a year. With regard to the 21 year old Rafael Devers, how much money is he going to make this year? And how much money will he likely make in future years-despite the inability to sign with whatever team he chooses for a while? Yes, baseball is a monopoly of sorts. But its not only good for the owners (who have every right to make whatever rules suit them), but its also very very good for those fortunate enough to have the talent to play the game well. Its when guys like JD Martinez hold out for an outrageous amount of money far exceeding their worth that fans like me get cynical about the level of pervasive greed among some of these guys. Its a trade off: lack of mobility within your chosen profession in exchange for outrageous amounts of money to PLAY A GAME for a living.

I think that what a lot of people forget here is the fact that when you own the company you get to make the rules, within reason. You get to reap the profits of your investment-which is generally a lot of money- in the company you own. The other guys, they work for YOU. The baseball players work for the owners. Now there is a union that to a certain extent protects the players, but at the end of the day, those who made the investment in the company (or team) have every right to expect to make the rules. If the players do not like what is offered, they have every right to leave the business, but they have NO RIGHT to make salary demands. Its a take it or leave it business.

I thought he wasn't due back until July.....hmmmm.