When New York made a late addition of slugger J.D. Martinez in spring training, many Mets fans were excited. Finally, the missing bat and designated hitter needed to pull the lineup together.
Except that, two-and-a-half weeks later, he's no closer to, like, contributing. Anything.
Why not?
"Overall body soreness."
Keep in mind that this is a player who doesn't actually play a fucking position or, you know, leave the dugout more than five times in a game.
Sure, he's 36 years old. But as my son asked: "He was a free agent. Shouldn't he have been, like, working out?"
For $12 million, you'd think Martinez would be -- and I don't want to be controversial here -- in good enough shape to at least ... hit? Considering the Mets have the lowest batting average in the major leagues, his absence is even more prominent.
I've witnessed a lot of really poor pairings between fanbase and player. But it's hard to imagine a worse start to what is already sure to be a very short Mets career than the one Martinez is fashioning.
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