V-Mart no longer wears red

Victor Martinez has signed a a 4 year/$50 mil contract with the Detroit Tigers. They're aggressive this offseason eh?

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HA

"I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."- Kobe Bryant

by nyyrocks29 on Nov 23, 2010 3:13 PM EST reply actions

Ha Ha

Boston’s catching depth chart consists of Saltalamacchia and the earthly remains of Jason Varitek

by designatedquitter on Nov 23, 2010 3:54 PM EST reply actions

V-Mart’s a good hitter but not a great hitter and a terrible catcher. The problem here is that if you move him to 1st base or DH he becomes only a slightly above average hitter for that position and not worth $12.5 mil a year. He’s an exceptional hitter for a catcher but he’s a lousy catcher so you hurt your defense if you keep him there to maximize his value.

Boston is in catcher purgatory now though especially with John Buck off the market. I can see them trying to trade for someone like Kurt Suzuki, but barring that they’re looking at either V-Tek, Salty or a low level FA like Miguel Olivo as their opening day catcher.

by Let's Talk About Tex Baby on Nov 23, 2010 4:05 PM EST reply actions

+1

He’ll be solid for 3 more years TOPS.

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by Chris McKeown on Nov 23, 2010 6:13 PM EST up reply actions

interesting

Boston picked up Ortiz’ $12.5M option but wouldn’t pay V-Mart $12.5M/year. Obviously 1 year is better than 4, but VMart can play two positions (not well, but he does play them) while Ortiz doesn’t play ANY position and is 3 years older.

Bill James predicts a 139 wRC+ for Ortiz and 132 for VMart. They’re too optimistic, but is the guy who can catch and play 1B for 4 years with a slightly lower wRC+ better than the full-time DH that’s 3 years older?

when you consider Boston’s catching situation…

by Travis G on Nov 23, 2010 7:59 PM EST reply actions

Boston maybe in love with what Ortiz did in the past?

He’s not that good anymore and is a one dimensional player. V-Mart can play two positions (not that well, but he can do it), has a great bat and is younger than Ortiz. That doesn’t make sense to me.

"I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot."- Kobe Bryant

by nyyrocks29 on Nov 23, 2010 8:11 PM EST up reply actions