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No, the only team to lose a series with a 3-0 series lead
Well, that's not the red sux. They don't make it to the world series.
You’re team goes down in history as the only team to ever lose a lead like that......
took em long enough
@Robbie Hart
Red Sox To Sign J.D. Martinez
By Steve Adams | February 19, 2018 at 4:26pm CDT
After months of negotiations, the Red Sox have reportedly reached an agreement to sign slugger J.D. Martinez. ESPN.com’s Pedro Gomez first tweeted that a deal was in place; Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports had tweeted that the sides were close. Martinez is represented by the Boras Corporation. Details remain unknown, but Alex Speier of the Boston Globe hears (Twitter link) that the deal is expected to be for five years.
Boston has been the primary suitor connected to Martinez for virtually all of the offseason — especially since their decision to re-sign Mitch Moreland effectively took them out of the Eric Hosmer sweepstakes. Martinez figures to slot in as the primary DH for the Sox but should see some occasional time in the outfield when any of Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley or Mookie Betts needs a breather. His addition calls the role of Hanley Ramirez with the Red Sox into question, as Ramirez now appears to be, at best, a backup DH and a part-time first baseman that is on the short side of the platoon.
Though the Sox have a substantial commitment to Ramirez already in place, that didn’t stop them from making a sizable offer to bring Martinez into the fold, and it’s not difficult to see why they felt he was a key piece to pushing into World Series contention. Martinez slashed a Herculean .303/.376/.690 with 45 home runs and 26 doubles in just 489 plate appearances last offseason. In all, an out-of-the-blue breakout with the 2014 Tigers, Martinez has been one of the game’s most feared hitters — as evidenced by the .300/.362/.574 batting line he’s logged in that four-year period.
Context-neutral metrics like OPS+ (149) and wRC+ (148) feel that Martinez has been nearly 50 percent better than the league-average hitter in that time, when adjusting for park and league. That 148 wRC+ ties him with Bryce Harper and now-former teammate Paul Goldschmidt for fourth in all of baseball over the past four years; only Mike Trout, Joey Votto and Giancarlo Stanton have posted better wRC+ marks in that time.
The Red Sox ranked 10th in the Majors in runs scored last season as it was, though their combined .258/.329/.407 batting line was below-average on a rate basis, and they ranked 27th in the Majors with 168 homers. Martinez will serve as a particularly potent upgrade in the DH department, as Boston designated hitters combined to hit just .244/.327/.419 last year.
Red Sox Sign J.D. Martinez
@Robbie Hart Red Sox To Sign J.D. Martinez
By Steve Adams | February 19, 2018 at 4:26pm CDT
After months of negotiations, the Red Sox have reportedly reached an agreement to sign slugger J.D. Martinez. ESPN.com’s Pedro Gomez first tweeted that a deal was in place; Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports had tweeted that the sides were close. Martinez is represented by the Boras Corporation. Details remain unknown, but Alex Speier of the Boston Globe hears (Twitter link) that the deal is expected to be for five years.
Boston has been the primary suitor connected to Martinez for virtually all of the offseason — especially since their decision to re-sign Mitch Moreland effectively took them out of the Eric Hosmer sweepstakes. Martinez figures to slot in as the primary DH for the Sox but should see some occasional time in the outfield when any of Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley or Mookie Betts needs a breather. His addition calls the role of Hanley Ramirez with the Red Sox into question, as Ramirez now appears to be, at best, a backup DH and a part-time first baseman that is on the short side of the platoon.
Though the Sox have a substantial commitment to Ramirez already in place, that didn’t stop them from making a sizable offer to bring Martinez into the fold, and it’s not difficult to see why they felt he was a key piece to pushing into World Series contention. Martinez slashed a Herculean .303/.376/.690 with 45 home runs and 26 doubles in just 489 plate appearances last offseason. In all, an out-of-the-blue breakout with the 2014 Tigers, Martinez has been one of the game’s most feared hitters — as evidenced by the .300/.362/.574 batting line he’s logged in that four-year period.
Context-neutral metrics like OPS+ (149) and wRC+ (148) feel that Martinez has been nearly 50 percent better than the league-average hitter in that time, when adjusting for park and league. That 148 wRC+ ties him with Bryce Harper and now-former teammate Paul Goldschmidt for fourth in all of baseball over the past four years; only Mike Trout, Joey Votto and Giancarlo Stanton have posted better wRC+ marks in that time.
The Red Sox ranked 10th in the Majors in runs scored last season as it was, though their combined .258/.329/.407 batting line was below-average on a rate basis, and they ranked 27th in the Majors with 168 homers. Martinez will serve as a particularly potent upgrade in the DH department, as Boston designated hitters combined to hit just .244/.327/.419 last year.
Red Sox Sign J.D. Martinez
The Sox are still having to pay for 2 or 3 more years of that production with what they owe the fat panda
Seems to be the new way contracts are being worked out. Load the front end and give opt outs after a few years.
the Baseball Tonight w/ Buster Olney podcast started w/ daily podcasts again today, if you like podcasts & baseball this is a good one
New for 2018:
- Mound visits limited to 6 per team per 9 innings. +1 visit per each extra inning played
- Pitchers must complete their warm up pitches during the commercial break. They are no longer granted 8 warm up pitches.
- The Boston Rule : Phone lines connecting review rooms and the dugout will be recorded to prevent sign stealing.
So funny. Dude freaked.
That's even funnier than a guy asking for TO, the ump denying it and the batter just stands there incredulously as the pitcher tosses a 70 mph pitch over the plate. STRIKE!
wouldn't this be glorious, Robbie?
The Home-Run Record Could Be Broken Twice Over | FanGraphs Baseball
The Home-Run Record Could Be Broken Twice Over | FanGraphs Baseball
Today is one of my favorite days of the year.
1st preseason game. A harbinger of Spring. Listening to Marty Brennaman - a living legend - is always a treat. A completely meaningless game, but it's fun to hear the crack of the bat again.
It's also time to start my baseball movie viewing.
The Natural
Bull Durham
Bad News Bears
Field of Dreams
*61
Major League
The Sandlot
Might throw some others in there, but I will watch all of these before the regular season starts.
1st preseason game. A harbinger of Spring. Listening to Marty Brennaman - a living legend - is always a treat. A completely meaningless game, but it's fun to hear the crack of the bat again.
It's also time to start my baseball movie viewing.
The Natural
Bull Durham
Bad News Bears
Field of Dreams
*61
Major League
The Sandlot
Might throw some others in there, but I will watch all of these before the regular season starts.
Hamilton batting leadoff & Winker not in the lineup for the first spring game, you ready to give up on the team yet?
We'll see how it goes.Hamilton batting leadoff & Winker not in the lineup for the first spring game, you ready to give up on the team yet?
Schebler, Duvall and Hamilton are the starters. I don't see Winker getting a ton of PT unless there is an injury or just a rest day to one of those 3.
Although with a DH game he could have been placed in there fairly easily. My guess is that Price didn't want to stir it up too early.
Dont forget Brewster.