Wednesday, February 7, 2018

J.D. Martinez "Fed-Up" With "Inflexibility" Of The Red Sox

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Well, isn't this special? Free-agent J.D. Martinez is telling confidants that he is "fed up" with the "inflexibility" of the Red Sox for not moving off their five-year, $125 million offer. And, he claims that because of this frustration, he would rather sign with another club. Now, this could just be high-stakes posturing by Martinez and his Uber-Agent Scott Boras—after all, Boston is offering a very lucrative deal (and nobody else is offering anything). Plus, both Dave Dombrowski and Sox Chairman Tom Werner have sent relatively positive signals over the last week or so—but this could be getting nasty. Stay tuned!