Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez didn't sign his deal with the reigning World Series champions until spring training last year and isn't surprised this offseason's market is again moving at a slow pace.
Martinez was asked if he thought the market would move in a similar fashion this year and called free agency "embarrassing for baseball," per Rob Bradford of WEEI:
"One-hundred-percent. I knew it was Why wouldn't it? They got away with it last year, why wouldn't they do it again? What's going to happen? Nothing. It's embarrassing for baseball, it really is.