This was a pretty relevant post to put up. Both players in this break have recently left Boston as free agents.
J.D. Martinez recently signed a two-year deal to join friend and former teammate Mookie Betts with the Dodgers. Martinez will go down as one of the best free agents Boston has ever signed. He signed a five-year deal with Boston prior to the 2018 season and immediately paid dividends by helping the team to the World Championship. He spent five seasons in Boston, making the All Star team four times and winning two Silver Slugger Awards, both in the same season. He was fourth in the MVP vote in 2018. Martinez hit .292/.363/.526 with 130 home runs and 423 RBIs for Boston.
Xander Bogaerts will go down as the second or third best shortstop of all time in Boston. He spent ten seasons with the Red Sox and was an All Star four times and won five Silver Slugger Awards. He finished fifth in the MVP race in 2019. Bogaerts hit .292/.356/.458 in his ten seasons and contributed 1,410 hits, 308 doubles, 156 home runs and 683 RBIs. Bogaerts recently signed a deal with the Padres. He looks like a decent chance at putting together a Hall of Fame career if he can keep his numbers up the next few seasons.
Sad to see these two leave. I got Martinez's autograph on a ball the first spring training after he signed with Boston. He was a favorite ever since and I hope he has a good season in LA.
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