On March 24, 2014 J.D Martinez signed to the Detroit Tigers as a free agent. Since then J.D has been one of the hottest bats and one of the best Right Fielders the Tigers has had during this time. The fans knew that trades were happening soon with the Trade Deadline being July 31st. We all hoped that the J.D. rumors were just that, rumors.
Social Media, especially twitter, blew up after this trade happened:
With the Tigers, JD has gone to the All Star Game, won a Silver Slugger and many other awards and honors. After leaving the team, JD tweeted this:
We will miss you JD. You stole our hearts and we will always welcome you home.
The question that is lingering over Detroit Tigers fans' heads now is, who's next? Will Justin Verlander get traded? Has Alex Avila only been back for one season and now he's gone again?
Al Avila, please tell us what you are thinking.
We need a better pitching staff, not some minor legaue players.