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If you've been dissatisfied with Victor Martinez since he joined the Boston Red Sox, there is something wrong with you... OK. I'll bite.
I'm dissatisfied with Victor Martinez.
It's been almost impossible to argue with his production thus far: .313/.386/.500 at CATCHER. Five homeruns and fourteen walks in 126 plate appearances.
But Justin Masterson?
There's a bad feeling going around that Justin Masterson will one day be the ballplayer incarnate of "the girl that got away." The ONE. THE one with the scintillating combination of groundballs and strike outs. He upped his K-rate from 6.93 per 9 this season to 8.16, while dropping his walk rate to 3.77 per nine. 53.1 percent ground balls? You can't find that combination anywhere.
TWO years of major league service time... and he's still just 24!
In the spirit of full disclosure, I, more than anyone, am glad Theo finally put to rest his policy of never dealing his top pitching p...
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