EugeneFreed
Eugene Freedman
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Fri Jan 11 '08.
EugeneFreed has, so far, written 5,066 comments and this was the latest, on J.D. Martinez:
The last 25 players commented on other than J.D. Martinez (click to go to that player and the season for that comment):
Yonder Alonso,
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James McCann,
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Richie Martin Jr.,
2
Sam Rutherford McWilliams,
7
Edwin Encarnacion,
94
Willy Adames,
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Thread: Reports from the Trenches,
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Harold Baines,
19
Harmon Killebrew,
4
Lee Smith,
4
Derek Dietrich,
34
Nathan Eovaldi,
47
Jonathan Schoop,
60
Luke Weaver,
Dec 5
17
David Fletcher,
Dec 4
5
Carlos Santana,
Dec 3
71
J.P. Crawford,
Dec 3
22
Yan Gomes,
Dec 1
31
Joe Mauer,
Dec 1
219
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,
Nov 30
68
Delino DeShields Jr.,
Nov 29
40
Babe Ruth,
Nov 29
39
Thread: MLB News,
Nov 28
173
Josh Donaldson,
Nov 26
111
Mitch Garver,
Nov 26
22
I'm usually not one to have big power hitters. I think the last one I had out of the auction was Albert Belle when he was on the White Sox. That doesn't mean I don't spend on hitters. I have frequently had Ichiro and Altuve in my league and they have always been one of the most expensive hitters, and more frequently the #1 earner.
I bought JD Martinez for only $18 in 2017 and lost him to the NL - the market expected it and he was mildly injured at draft time if I recall. I traded for him mid-season this year giving up Rafael Devers as part of the package. I will be keeping him for $37. I don't expect him to repeat his $41 earnings from 2018. I don't even expect him to earn $37. But, I think he would cost at least $40 as the top non-steals hitter in the AL, so I'm locking in those inflation savings even if they are not year-end savings.