Reports: Tigers Agree To 2-Year, $18.5 Million Deal With J.D. Martinez
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) -- The Detroit Tigers have reportedly avoided arbitration and agreed to a two-year contract with outfielder J.D. Martinez.
Have heard unconfirmed rumblings that the #Tigers and JD Martinez have agreed to a two-year, $18.5 million deal.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) February 8, 2016
Source: Tigers in agreement on 2-year deal with J.D. Martinez
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) February 9, 2016
Can confirm Tigers, J.D. Martinez in agreement on 2-yr, $18.5M contract to avoid arbitration, pending physical. @RobertMurrayBBE 1st.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) February 9, 2016
Can confirm. Tigers and JD Martinez agree on two-year deal. $18.5 m. Pending physical.
— Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) February 9, 2016
Martinez will make $6.75 million in 2016 and $11.75 million in 2017. The deal is pending a physical.
— anthony fenech (@anthonyfenech) February 9, 2016
Martinez won the Silver Slugger award for batting .282 with 38 home runs and 102 RBIs in 2015. He was also named to the American League All-Star team for the first time in his career and was a finalist for the Gold Glove award.
The Tigers signed Martinez to a minor-league contract in early 2014 after he was released by the Houston Astros.