Detroit – Having a hard time wrapping my head, and heart, around this J.D. Martinez situation.
I get the economics of it from both sides. Martinez has paid his dues and he’s earned his big payday. He has every right, once he becomes a free agent this offseason, to seek the biggest contract out there.
And that presumably will price the Tigers out of the market. The Tigers are in the gradual process of changing their business model. They are going to be over the luxury tax threshold for the second straight season and it’s time they get their payroll within the boundaries of their market.