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Fernando Martinez sent down

Frayed Knot Mar 20 2008 01:10 PM

... along with three pitchers: Nate Field, Toe-Knee Arm-Ass Jr., and Joselo Diaz Not that Fernando getting demoted was a surprise. It was probably more a surprise that he lasted until almost the final week. Of course all the injuries helped no doubt helped that a bit, but so did his .340/.373/.426 with four doubles and seven strikeouts in 47 ST ABs. Definitely not overmatched. While we're on the subject, John Sickels tries to [url=http://www.minorleagueball.com/2008/3/19/306761/assessing-fernando-martine]sort out his future[/url], and urges some restraint on those who might go overboard due to his (VERY) young age and limited sample size so far.

metirish Mar 20 2008 01:19 PM

With all the talk around F Martinez he had himself a good spring training and seemed to do it quietly .

smg58 Mar 20 2008 02:04 PM

I definitely had doubts going in about whether he was ready for AAA -- he didn't exactly light things up in Binghamton last year -- but right now I think he belongs there. If his power develops he'll be an excellent player.

Frayed Knot Mar 20 2008 02:15 PM

I'd still like to see him in AA this season - thru mid-season at minimum. His wrist injury last year curtailed his season and that was after skipping A+ ball entirely. Bobby V used to talk about a young player deserving a promotion only after they were able to 'put their current level behind him'. Considering that he's already about 2 levels above his age group and has barely 200+ ABs above Low-A let him develop at a more normal speed. His results will show them if that speed is too cautious.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 20 2008 08:30 PM Re: Fernando Martinez sent down

Frayed Knot wrote: It was probably more a surprise that he lasted until almost the final week. Of course all the injuries helped no doubt helped that a bit, but so did his .340/.373/.426 with four doubles and seven strikeouts in 47 ST ABs. Definitely not overmatched. And nips to die for!

Frayed Knot Mar 20 2008 08:39 PM

OK, there IS something wrong with that!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 20 2008 09:05 PM

I launched a "guess his number" contest at mbtn

Valadius Mar 20 2008 10:11 PM

My guess on F-Mart is that he sees significant September action and comes up to the big leagues full-time in mid-2009.

Triple Dee Mar 20 2008 11:31 PM

="John Cougar Lunchbucket"] I launched a "guess his number" contest at mbtn 24