June 29: Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweets that the Blue Jays included $1.66MM as part of the deal. That’s a bit more than half of what Pearce is owed through season’s end and will help to keep the Red Sox from eclipsing the top tier of penalties in the luxury tax bracket. Boston is just narrowly shy of exceeding the tax threshold by a total of $40MM. Were Boston to cross that $237MM threshold, the team’s top pick in next year’s draft would be moved back 10 spaces.
From what I've read it sounds like he's an above average defender. Good contact skills and doesn't strike out much. He's posted an .840 OPS in 65 games in high A ball so far, showing more power this year.
Martin couldn't hit a ball in the strike if it were on a tee this year, looks to work walks everytime, but hey, let's try the hit and run with him while Smoak is running. Bad call Gibby.