The Houston Astros today announced that they have claimed former top Met prospect Fernando Martinez. The Mets are now unable to take F-Mart back from the Astros because they placed him on irrevocable waivers. Martinez, 23, has played 173 career games in Triple-A, compared to just 47 big league games. As I explained the other …
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Martinez and Hererra placed on Waivers
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets have placed Fernando Martinez (as well as Daniel Ray Herrera) on waivers. Martinez, who is now 23, has been near the top when it comes to Mets prospects over the past few years. Baseball America had him in their top 100 prospects from 2007 through …
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Miami’s experiment won’t work… for now
A few other people and I were going back and forth about the future of the Miami Marlins the other day. We came to the conclusion that this experiment isn’t going to work. One of the most important aspects of a team over the course of a full 162-game season is depth. Someone is bound …
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