#1: Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez
My number one, most important player for the Red Sox to re-sign is Julio Daniel Martinez. JD Martinez has made this team better since his first year joinng the team. He brings a next level of leadership and seemed to help everyone’s bat.
He has had one bad year and that was the Covid shortened season. If you take out that one season, the lowest batting average J.D. has had was a .286. J.D.’s worst year would be most guys’ best.
Taking out his Covid season he has hit atleast 28 home runs. The way he watches his own tape and improves himself is very rare in batters. He has said he does not want to be anywhere else.
He wants to be in Boston and he continues to show Boston why they should want him there. Martinez is a leader of this team. He has a very close relationship with the core and the manager of the team.
J.D. deserves whatever money he gets paid. The Red Sox can be smart and bring this man back or they can be like the Astros and let him walk. I know what I would do and that is bring him back. Pay him the money and show Xander that he should return.