J.D. Martinez signing with Red Sox would help offset Yankees getting Giancarlo Stanton.

J.D. Martinez is the best free agent hitter now. If the Boston Red Sox want to make a dent in the euphoria the Yankees have with their trade for 59 home run NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton, the Red Sox should sign J.D. Martinez to be their designated hitter (DH).

Martinez: born 8/27/1987:

Houston: 2011-2013, 975 PA: 88 OPS+

Detroit 2014-2017, 1,886 PA: 146 OPS+

Arizona 2017, 257 PA: 168 OPS+

Martinez hit 45 home runs in 2017 in only 432 at bats (AB) (166 OPS+) with two teams:

Detroit: 200 AB, 16 HR

Arizona: 232 AB, 29 HR

Stanton: born 11/8/1989:

2017: 59 HR, 597 AB, 165 OPS+

2010-2017: 267 HR, 3,577 AB, 146 OPS+

2017 AB/HR (lower is better):

Stanton: 597/59 = 10.2

Martinez: 432/45 = 9.6

This is not to suggest that Martinez is better than Stanton but the Red Sox could sign him for less money and maybe half as many years.