SI.com · May 21, 2020
Still Talented: Don't Fade J.D. Martinez Yet
The Boston Red Sox still have one of the better hitting lineups in fantasy baseball. Thanks to that, even with a noted decline affecting his stats, Martinez is still among the game’s best.
Based on 2017 and 2018, Martinez was ultimately overpriced in 2019 due to regression across the board in his stats. That said, he still hit over .300 for the fourth straight season while maintaining a very high contact batting average (.400). Boston’s batting order ahead and behind him led to fewer RBI chances (410 – 440 in 2018) and a decline in his run rate (40) for the second straight year.