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J.D. MARTINEZ RUMORS
J.D. Martinez hopes to follow up on big 2014 season
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) The Detroit Tigers had mild expectations for J.D. Martinez when they called him up from the minors early last season.
''We knew he had power,'' manager Brad Ausmus said. ''We were initially hoping he could just be a power threat off the bench.''
Martinez quickly became a lot more. After being signed by Detroit to a minor league deal in March, he eventually earned...
Via AP on Fox
8 days ago
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WATCH: J.D. Martinez's Massive Back Squat as Michael Morse Distracts
Last week, Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez posted a video to his Instagram showing him executing a Back Squat with an impressive amount of weight. Miami Marlins 1B Michael Morse
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CF- Gose                      CF- Davis
2B- Kinsler                   2B- Kinsler
1B- Cabrera                   1B- Cabrera
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Via The Majors Detroit
December 13, 2014
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JD Martinez: New Swing or Something Else?
JD Martinez has changed his swing and appears to have become a whole new hitter. The new JD Martinez has been a huge part of Tigers offense; he ranks first on the team in ISO and second in wOBA. In the month of June, Martinez was third in the Majors in wOBA behind only Mike Trout and Andrew McCutchen. Rewind three months to late March, and JD Martinez was being cut by the Astros...
Via Batting Leadoff
July 02, 2014
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Detroit Tigers: Introducing J.D. Martinez
Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez is becoming a household name in the Motor City as he continues to provide much-needed protection for sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez.
The 26-year-old earned American League Player of the Week honors this past Monday, batting .444 (12-for-27), with four home runs and 11 RBI, in seven games last week.
Martinez had a pair of extra...
Via isportsweb.com
June 26, 2014
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Video: JD Martinez Makes Great Catch Reaching Into the Stands
J.D. Martinez and the Detroit Tigers endured a subpar defensive night Monday in a 6-5 loss to the White Sox. All told, the Tigers committed three errors, one charged to Martinez — and he could have had a second to his credit earlier.
But in the bottom of the eighth, Martinez helped keep his team in the game with a stellar running grab in foul territory. Martinez leaned into the...
Via The Detroit Sports Site
June 10, 2014
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Tigers call up slugger J.D. Martinez from Toledo
J.D. Martinez wasn't in the Tigers' plans at the beginning of the regular season.
He has forced them to change their mind.
The 26-year-old slugger, who wasn't even on Detroit's 40-man roster, was hitting .308 with 10 homers and 22 RBIs in 17 games for Toledo until the Tigers purchased his contract Monday morning. To make room for him on the 40-man roster, the Tigers moved Andy Dirks...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
April 21, 2014
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Rule 5 Dark Horse: J.D. Martinez
The winter meetings kick off next week in Orlando, and with it comes the tons-of-fun Rule 5 Draft. Â Though the increase in its popularity has been coupled with the steady decrease of useful picks, many teams use it to take chances on bounce-back players to fill out a big league bench or bullpen. Â There have not been any true impact position players taken for at least 7 years, especially...
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