I just read an article today on ESPN written by Peter Gammons.  In the article he stated “Some Dodger officials have spread the word that Martin will either be traded or moved to third base, with a Jason Varitek signing a possibility”.  Could this really be true?  Here I thought the Dodgers were building their team around Martin and molding him as their captain.  I know you’re probably thinking he’s a little bit too green to be their captain, but I swear the Dodgers seemed to be really hot on this guy.

Now would Martin fetch a lot for the Dodgers in a trade? ..for sure.  With the serious lack of talented catchers in the league, Martin would easily become one of the hottest trades in the off season.  As Peter Gammons puts it, “Red Sox will do a headfirst dive to get in on Martin”.

No matter how this shapes up, this offseason is abundant with talented free agents like Manny Ramirez, Garret Anderson, Adam Dunn, Rafeal Furcal and Mark Teixeira to name a few.  Watching where they land will be very interesting and if you’re like me and want to follow the free agency market this offseason, check out ESPN’s free agent tracker.

– UPDATE –

Ned Colletti denies the trade rumors, read my follow up article here.

Read the full article by Peter Gammons »