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dmarx114 · Post by **dmarx114** » January 16 18, 9:34 am

What free agents still out there would it suck to miss out on?

Arrieta and Darvish? Anyone else?

MrCrowesGarden · Post by **MrCrowesGarden** » January 16 18, 9:38 am

JD Martinez who won’t even get a look. Possibly others depending upon the price.

pioneer98 · Post by **pioneer98** » January 16 18, 9:42 am

I was OK with them passing on Wade Davis, considering the deal he got from the Rockies. But once that happened they should have traded for a closer like Colome or similar since there weren't any other very good ones on the market, and since they didn't like Reed for whatever reason.

dmarx114 · Post by **dmarx114** » January 16 18, 9:42 am

MrCrowesGarden wrote:JD Martinez who won’t even get a look. Possibly others depending upon the price.

Who goes to the bench if we sign Martinez?

MrCrowesGarden · Post by **MrCrowesGarden** » January 16 18, 9:47 am

dmarx114 wrote:
MrCrowesGarden wrote:JD Martinez who won’t even get a look. Possibly others depending upon the price.
Who goes to the bench if we sign Martinez?

Gyorko. I play Martinez at first, Carpenter at 3rd and live with the defensive liabilities.

Joe Shlabotnik · Post by **Joe Shlabotnik** » January 16 18, 9:47 am

dmarx114 wrote:What free agents still out there would it suck to miss out on?

Arrieta and Darvish? Anyone else?

I'd take Lynn back.

dmarx114 · Post by **dmarx114** » January 16 18, 9:50 am

Joe Shlabotnik wrote:
dmarx114 wrote:What free agents still out there would it suck to miss out on?

Arrieta and Darvish? Anyone else?
I'd take Lynn back.

Not me. I just don't think he is that good. Perfectly happy to give those innings to Flaherty, Reyes, and Hudson if and when we need reinforcements.

dmarx114 · Post by **dmarx114** » January 16 18, 9:53 am

MrCrowesGarden wrote:
dmarx114 wrote:
MrCrowesGarden wrote:JD Martinez who won’t even get a look. Possibly others depending upon the price.
Who goes to the bench if we sign Martinez?
Gyorko. I play Martinez at first, Carpenter at 3rd and live with the defensive liabilities.

I don't recall Martinez being able to play first base.

Is your plan to give $100mm+ to a guy who has never played a position before, and has only played 125+ games once in his career?

MrCrowesGarden · Post by **MrCrowesGarden** » January 16 18, 9:58 am

dmarx114 wrote:
MrCrowesGarden wrote:
dmarx114 wrote:
MrCrowesGarden wrote:JD Martinez who won’t even get a look. Possibly others depending upon the price.
Who goes to the bench if we sign Martinez?
Gyorko. I play Martinez at first, Carpenter at 3rd and live with the defensive liabilities.
I don't recall Martinez being able to play first base.

Is your plan to give $100mm+ to a guy who has never played a position before, and has only played 125+ games once in his career?

Yes it is. And I teach him how to play first base. Because JD Martinez is a top 5 hitter who you can really say “the bat plays” about unlike Matt Adams.

ZigZagCardsFan · Post by **ZigZagCardsFan** » January 16 18, 10:02 am

It's entirely possible that J.D. Martinez's defense, which is atrocious even at his natural position, is so bad at first that it makes him a less valuable player than Jedd Gyorko, whom you want to move to the bench.

Giving him a six-figure deal to play first would be a questionable move at best.

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