As a White Sox fan, I
love Chris Sale, which is probably why I hate the Tigers’ Victor Martinez, with
his career .517 batting average and .563 on-base percentage against Sale. So, what’s the silver lining to the Tigers’
resigning Martinez to a four-year contract worth $68 million?
Basically, his
age. Martinez will be 36-39 during the
course of that deal. He’s already slow
on the bases, but the Tigers don’t dare pinch run for him because for fear of
losing his bat late in the game or extra innings. At some point, you get stuck playing the
contract instead of the player (See Adam Dunn and Alfonso Soriano.). Nothing like running a .200 hitter out there
game after game. I look forward to that
day with Martinez. Maybe he won’t bother
to wait to the end of the contract to start losing it.
A fan can hope, and
Chris Sale, too.
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