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Cubs Believed To Be Clear Front-Runner For Russell Martin

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Ken Rosenthal reports that the Chicago Cubs  are the clear front-runner for catcher Russell Martin. That is according to executives that are involved in the bidding for Martin. The believed price is in the $64 M over four years range. That $16 M per year price is around the estimates that we have heard for Martin, though he was said to be seeking a five-year deal.

Update 8:35 AM: Rosenthal added late last night that the Blue Jays shouldn’t be counted out just yet because they were said to be going after Victor Martinez and were willing to spend the money to get him away from the Tigers. Martinez hasn’t been a full-time catcher since 2010, so he would have filled a different need for the Blue Jays, but we have heard often that they are one of the teams in the mix for Martin. It could be that Martinez was their main target and now they may move on to Martin, so don’t count the Cubs as a done deal yet.

 

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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