Mark Feinsand of the Daily News passes along word that Russell Martin, though considering offers from the Jays, Yankees and Red Sox, is leaning towards accepting the Red Sox offer.
I assume the reason for this is that he thinks he has a better chance of getting playing time in front of Saltalamaccia and Varitek than he does beating out younger, more highly-touted prospects in Toronto and New York. It would be awesome though if he made some kind of statement about going someplace where they’re “committed to winning; like Boston.” I just feel like that would drive the New York tabloids nutty. All over Russell Martin.
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- Old Gator - Dec 10, 2010 at 12:59 PM
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What, another Russell Martin story? What is this guy, the new Derek Jeter?
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- jkay123 - Dec 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM
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who cares, the dodgers don’t even want him.
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- ken1lutheran - Dec 10, 2010 at 4:36 PM
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He threw out 37% of base runners last year. On a Red Sox team that is totally loaded with offense, if he can do that again, he’ll be carrying his weight if he can hit .240 and hit 10 homers.
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- ta192 - Dec 10, 2010 at 5:38 PM
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Gotta agree…
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- WhenMattStairsIsKing - Dec 10, 2010 at 4:48 PM
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I love Boston’s “Let’s sign everyone and have the Yanks shaking in their boots” stance. If I were Martin, I’d go there simply for all of the team buzz surrounding them, and you can’t beat playing in Fenway.
