Signing(s): J.D. Martinez signs with the Red Sox (5 years, $110 million)

[MMC]

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[Marc the Habs Fan]

Shocker.

 

[rangerssharks414]

C- Vazquez
1B- Hanley
2B- Pedroia
3B- Devers
SS- Bogaerts
LF- Benintendi
CF- JBJ
RF- Betts
DH- Martinez

BN- Nunez
BN- Moreland
BN- Holt
BN- backup catcher

Damn.

 

[hockeykicker]

curious to see which side panicked

 

[robertmac43]

Every day I get more scared for the Jays

 

[hockeykicker]

is this one of those opt out after 1/2 years thing?

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[hockeykicker]

so if im understanding this right, he originally had a 5 year 125 mil offer and he got a 5 year 110 mil offer?

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

so if im understanding this right, he originally had a 5 year 125 mil offer and he got a 5 year 110 mil offer?

He probably got 30-35 M per year in years 1 and 2 with this deal while the 5/125 M was a different structure.

 

[Terry Yake]

finally

 

[Filthy Dangles]

so if he rakes he'll opt out and get a better deal than those last 3 years would have provided, if he doesn't he still got a nice 9 figure deal

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

He probably got 30-35 M per year in years 1 and 2 with this deal while the 5/125 M was a different structure.

Yeah I think this is the only way it makes sense. Boston has a friggin scary roster now. Moreland, Nunez, Holt as spare parts

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

50M over first two years.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

 

[ClassLessCoyote]

And the Dbacks fans have every right to be pissed off.

 

[Voight]

Another bad contract/questionable move by Dumbrowski.

So either they trade JBJ or attempt to move Hanley (only to fail).

Lackey was the best out of them, but thats not saying much.

 

[GKJ]

The D-Backs just had to announce that humidor.

 

[robert terwilliger]

hope he opts out after two years.

 

[Reality Check]

Could have been worse.

Could have been Eric Hosmer.

 

[robert terwilliger]

always look on the bright side of life, indeed.

 

[darko]

Oh yeah i keep forgetting that they traded for Porcello and then gave him an extension.

 

[Reality Check]

I actually really like this for Boston. Even if it does last the full five years.

I imagine he won't be a full-time DH and they'll rotate. But it should help Martinez, who is a bit fragile and is not exactly a defensive wizard. But he'll be fine when required to play in the field. After all, this is the same franchise that had Manny Ramirez in LF.

With the Blue Jays window shut, it's back to Boston and New York duking it out for a division title and wild card play-in bid.

 

[NJDevs26]

So all the drama a couple weeks ago of JD whining about the Red Sox in public was just so he could get an extra $2 million a year? Guess it worked but he still didn't get what he and his agent thought he was going to before the offseason.