J.D. Martinez Receiving Interest From Blue Jays
J.D. Martinez is receiving interest from the Toronto Blue Jays on the open market. Of course, the Blue Jays lost out to the Dodgers on two-way superstar and designated hitter, Shohei Ohtani and are still in need of a quality bat at DH. Brandon Belt served as the club's DH in 2023 but he is also now a free agent. For his part, Martinez continued to rake at the plate in his age-35 season with the Dodgers in 2023, hitting .271 with 33 home runs, 103 RBI, and an .893 OPS across 479 plate appearances. He did show a rather large increase in strikeout rate as his 31.1% mark was easily the worst of his career while his decreased 7.1% BB% is well below his 8.7% career mark. Nonetheless, he would still add a fearful bat in a Blue Jays offense that's looking to improve after a surprisingly off year at the plate in 2023.
Source: Keegan Matheson -- MLB.com
Free-agent designated hitter Source: Keegan Matheson -- MLB.com

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