(MLB) Russell Martin & Martin Maldonado Charity Fight?

[MistaNova]

So two days ago the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Milwaukee Brewers got into a little scuffle after Gerrit Cole started yelling at Carlos Gomez for being a Latino.
Now Russell Martin (the everyday catcher for the Pirates) has challenged Martin Maldonado (some no name on the Brewers) to fight in the offseaon for charity after calling out Maldonado for throwing punches while no one was looking, or some shit like that.

Obviously this won't happen since Martin could potentially lose millions on the free agent market (he's a free agent after this season) and so far it looks like Maldonado is avoiding this like a pussy. But if it did, who'd win? And would this fight be better than most charity fights? Because as we all know, fights that happen in baseball are way better than fights in other sports like hockey.

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That whole brawl was bizarre as fuck. Cole overreacted, and then Gomez overreacted to him, and then it was on. Russell Martin would floor Maldonado though.

Dodgers need to get Russell Martin back, for some reason I don't trust Ellis' health long-term (even compared to Martin) and our back-up catchers are horrendous liabilities offensively.

[MistaNova]

You don't trust Federowicz and his 0.2 WPA+? .

You think Martin's going to return to LA or stay in Pittsburgh? Because he sure isn't coming back to the Bronx anytime soon.

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You don't trust Federowicz and his 0.2 WPA+? .

lmao I haven't actually kept up with FedEx's metrics or even his stats (other than his .050 batting average), but I definitely have seen enough of him to know he's too much of a liability on offense. He simply cannot hit. There was a game against the Giants where he literally bunted every single time he was up to bat. It was fucking sad.

Because of this, he's an overrated prospect, but I will say this... his defensive upside is through the roof. He does need to learn to frame pitches better, but if you try to steal a base on him, you are fucking doomed. Without fail, I kid you not. This guy would be getting way more attention for his sniper arm if not for the fact that he's absolutely useless on offense.

You think Martin's going to return to LA or stay in Pittsburgh? Because he sure isn't coming back to the Bronx anytime soon.

I think he'll leave Pittsburgh if they miss the play-offs. For this reason I am glad Pirates are off to a shitty start, despite the fact that I like the squad and hate to root against them.

AJ Ellis is one of the most intelligent players in baseball, but he's also older than most people realize and shows serious signs of physical decline at the start of each year. I'd love to get Russell Martin back for some insurance. It's crazy how both Yankees and Dodgers put forth such a half-assed effort to get him to return, though I guarantee the current Guggenheim-Dodgers wouldn't have let that happen. Fuck McCourt's stingy ass.

[MistaNova]

I know about Federowicz's defensive capabilities (his defensive stats are incredible, although they're based on a small sample size) but personally I think you can do a lot worse than having him be a backup catcher. Partly because I'm sure the Dodgers' juggernaut offense can afford to have one more dead bat in their lineup. Although on the other hand the Dodgers lineup appears to be Yasiel Puig and 8 other guys who aren't Yasiel Puig, which isn't exactly ideal.

For whatever it's worth the Pirates do have some catching options with Chris Stewart and Tony Sanchez, both will still be with the team next year. Unless Martin takes a significant pay cut, he just might be out of there. After all, the Pirates are the same team that were so cheap that they resorted to lowballing A.J. Burnett (and failed).

And speaking of ex-Dodgers the team/ownership was too cheap to keep around, thanks for letting go of Kuroda , he's been a rock even though everybody around here seems to only remember the second half of 2013.

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I know about Federowicz's defensive capabilities (his defensive stats are incredible, although they're based on a small sample size) but personally I think you can do a lot worse than having him be a backup catcher. Partly because I'm sure the Dodgers' juggernaut offense can afford to have one more dead bat in their lineup. Although on the other hand the Dodgers lineup appears to be Yasiel Puig and 8 other guys who aren't Yasiel Puig, which isn't exactly ideal.

For whatever it's worth the Pirates do have some catching options with Chris Stewart and Tony Sanchez, both will still be with the team next year. Unless Martin takes a significant pay cut, he just might be out of there. After all, the Pirates are the same team that were so cheap that they resorted to lowballing A.J. Burnett (and failed).

And speaking of ex-Dodgers the team/ownership was too cheap to keep around, thanks for letting go of Kuroda , he's been a rock even though everybody around here seems to only remember the second half of 2013.

Dodgers' offense might have a lot of star power in there but they're also inconsistent as fuck and that INCLUDES Yasiel Puig. Adrian Gonzalez and Dee Gordon are the only consistent offensive players and the only ones who don't go 0-5 every two games. Dee Gordon, believe it or not, is currently our best player offensively. He put on like 15 lbs of muscle and now he can finally get actual hits. It's funny how we just threw him in there at 2B because Alexander Guerrero needed to develop a bit more in the minors, but now I firmly believe he has no chance taking 2B from Dee Gordon this season, short of an injury.

When the team actually plays to their potential though, their offense is will be unstoppable. The batting will eventually come around for these guys. Until then, FedEx's offensive shortcomings just cannot be ignored. On that note, Dodgers are by FAR the worst defensive team in all of the MLB, so maybe I should be more appreciative of FedEx's talents as a defensive catcher lol. AJ Ellis is a stud defensively as well. And so is Russell Martin.

I do like that Pirates have a plethora of young catchers. They told John Buck to hit the road in the offseason to make room for these guys, hopefully they have enough confidence in them to do the same to Martin.

I will say your welcome for Kuroda only because I actually am content with our current pitching staff lol. Kershaw and Billingsley need to return though because Paul Maholm is kind of sorry.