J.D. Martinez A Fit For The Twins?
11 months agoThe Minnesota Twins are looking to add a right-handed bat with the money they freed up by trading second baseman Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners earlier this week, and veteran free-agent designated hitter J.D. Martinez could be the right fit. Martinez's production slipped a bit rom his peak and last year's jump in strikeout rate was worrisome, but the 35-year-old is a six-time All-Star and still hit 30-plus homers and drove in over 100 runs with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023. His 134 OPS+ would have led Twins hitters with at least 100 games and he should be available for something similar to the one-year, $10 million deal he signed last offseason. Martinez still has power, but he's an injury risk for fantasy managers with no positional flexibility. In addition to Martinez, the Twins could also consider Jorge Soler, Michael A. Taylor, Adam Duvall, Tommy Pham and others.
Source: The Athletic - Aaron Gleeman
Source: The Athletic - Aaron Gleeman