I do like advanced stats, but I'm not putting much stock in Martin developing players and making people around them better. We've heard that type of thing before over and over again, but to me, at least with baseball it's bunk science. Be a good teammate to others and play hard for the fans, and the rest should take care of itself he if comes in with the right mindset. The same for the rest of the team. Guys like Lawrie may say all the right things at times, but I don't see him necessarily putting in the offseason effort in improving his game. He may be hitting the gym, but I want to see his bat improve. I'm going off on a tangent now, but yeah, I don't put much stock in Martin improving the pitching or the locker room. Send the shyt disturbers out, bring in quality talented guys.
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