Why is his first name on his jersey? It's not like Pedro is planning a comeback.
JDM is signed-5 years, 110 mil
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He's a really exciting hitter and exactly what this team needs. I hope the media hacks don't flip out if he falls off the 75 home run-per-year clip he had in Arizona.
Been watching JD’s BP videos, dude has an amazing swing. Hopefully he will rub off on X and other players.
The "Martinez" is there to get fans excited, and the "J.D." is there to temper our expectations.
I have just watched a few of the YouTube highlight compilations. Obviously, anyone looks great when you watch their highlights, and my conclusions are hardly a surprise, but here it is: the power will play to all fields.
He has amazing plate coverage. People try to pitch him outside to take away his power, and it simply doesn't work: he was routinely hitting outside pitches ten rows up the bleachers to right in Detroit. He hit a ball *over* the pool in Arizona. He basically flicked a few HR balls inside the RF foul pole, which I expect to be an even bigger part of his game in Boston. He put one high up the batters eye in Colorado. That ball is in the camera well in Fenway.
A ton of his HR to right have a fairly low, line drive-like trajectory. He will skip a ton of balls off the RF wall or into the bullpens at Fenway. But he hits more moonshots to left, some of which will bounce off the parking structure.
Also, he has multiple HR off some pretty good pitchers: Kluber, Cody Allen, Carrasco, Sale, Quintana, Bumgarner, Kershaw, Tanaka.
He has amazing plate coverage. People try to pitch him outside to take away his power, and it simply doesn't work: he was routinely hitting outside pitches ten rows up the bleachers to right in Detroit. He hit a ball *over* the pool in Arizona. He basically flicked a few HR balls inside the RF foul pole, which I expect to be an even bigger part of his game in Boston. He put one high up the batters eye in Colorado. That ball is in the camera well in Fenway.
A ton of his HR to right have a fairly low, line drive-like trajectory. He will skip a ton of balls off the RF wall or into the bullpens at Fenway. But he hits more moonshots to left, some of which will bounce off the parking structure.
Also, he has multiple HR off some pretty good pitchers: Kluber, Cody Allen, Carrasco, Sale, Quintana, Bumgarner, Kershaw, Tanaka.
This is precisely what I thought.
Then again, he still might be the best 8th inning option, even now.
They should have let him borrow Vazquez' #7 and then just put "J.D." on the back and see if people noticed.
Martinez has his own hitting guru
http://www.weei.com/articles/column/bradford-why-red-sox-arent-worried-about-jd-martinezs-alex-guerrero
Read more here
http://www.weei.com/articles/column/bradford-why-red-sox-arent-worried-about-jd-martinezs-alex-guerrero
Interesting, thanks for posting.
I’m a big Bradford fan, so I’m happy to be told I’m wrong here, but can someone explain why he thinks anyone would suggest that the appropriate comparison for JD Martinez’s personal hitting coach in Tom Brady land is the controversial, mysterious, headline grabbing health guru Alex Guerrero... and not his personal quarterback coach Tom House? Beyond, of course, hyping up a routine story to make it WEEI airtime fodder?
Anyway, good insight into how JD went from a failing prospect to a monster slugger, using video study and batting cage work to redo his swing.
I’m a big Bradford fan, so I’m happy to be told I’m wrong here, but can someone explain why he thinks anyone would suggest that the appropriate comparison for JD Martinez’s personal hitting coach in Tom Brady land is the controversial, mysterious, headline grabbing health guru Alex Guerrero... and not his personal quarterback coach Tom House? Beyond, of course, hyping up a routine story to make it WEEI airtime fodder?
Anyway, good insight into how JD went from a failing prospect to a monster slugger, using video study and batting cage work to redo his swing.
Has the new Red Sox DH (what are people going to call this guy anyway? JDM? Martinez? JD? Marty? All those names are taken...) appeared in any ST games yet?
edit: Like, where's the new toy already?
edit: Like, where's the new toy already?
During the press conference, Sean McAdam asked the question about how he’s going to adjust to playing DH and asked if that could actually help him to prepare more for each AB. JD said “I did that when I played in the OF” meaning he would look at his IPad between innings to study pitchers and make adjustments. I thought that was pretty remarkable and I think his preparation approach could eventually lend itself to other player like Devers.
What can I say, it's complicaaated.
I believe MLB issues custom devices that allow access to a limited amount of in-game footage, and/or have a restricted-access video room in stadiums for full footage that players cannot use during games. I'm not pre-Googling here, so grain of salt.
I thought a lot of guys had their own hitting coach. Donaldson had his pitching to him in the derby.
The only thing that seemed strange to me was that JDM's is employed by another team.
In 2016 MLB and Apple made a deal to provide every team with iPads.
The catch is that they cannot stream live video and internet connectivity is limited.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/03/30/mlb-apple-strike-agreement-ipads-dugouts/82417430/
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