mike06181

This is actually the time if they think nick is part of the future to offer up one of those 6-8 yr contracts and a team friendly price to lock up a solid young hitter.

He is very young. He might not pitch as well as today but a 4-5th starter on a good staff? I can see that

Dont count out Sandy Baez.

Stuff and control usually means a quick mover thru the minors

I didnt say anything about winning this year. This is a pure win/win as in jd gets what works for him and so do tigers.. jd becomes free agent again and tigers get more prospects

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2018/01/jd_martinez_contract_1.html The longer J.D. Martinez is unsigned the more I think a 1 yr deal with the tigers makes sense. Trade him at deadline again to a contender and get prospects for him. Why would he do it? Well if the market is soft a 1 yr deal to move him to next years market might make sense to him so why not go where he was very comfortable and he would star. why would the tigers do it? Short term investment with a guy they love. Fans love and would help sell tickets and who would he be blocking? More prospects at trade deadline. I see it as a win win for both jd and the tigers. That is if he is not happy with the offers out there