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Phils join list pursuing slugger Martinez
- Updated: December 2, 2016
DETROIT — The list of potential destinations for Tigers slugger J.D. Martinez keeps growing as the Winter Meetings near. So, too, does the potential motivation for Detroit to trade him.
As Tigers officials measure the ramifications of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, they’ve held discussions with the Phillies on a potential deal for Martinez, according to MLB Network insider and MLB.com columnist Jon Paul Morosi. Those talks have not progressed beyond the initial stages, but they reinforce what others around the industry are saying: Of all the Tigers veterans available to trade, Martinez is the most likely to go.
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The Phillies join a list of reported suitors that includes the Dodgers and Giants. The Mets also reportedly discussed Martinez before they re-signed Yoenis Cespedes earlier this week to a four-year, $110 million contract, a deal that could greatly shape Martinez’s potential free-agent market next offseason.
Martinez is under contract for $11.75 million in 2017, the …
