The Indians have designated utilityman Michael Martinez for assignment and selected the contract of outfielder Dan Robertson from Triple-A Columbus, per a team announcement.
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The 34-year-old Martinez is in the midst of his third season as a member of the Cleveland organization, which briefly separated from in 2016 by way of a July trade with Boston. Martinez ended up returning to the Indians via waivers in August, and he went on to make the final out in the club’s Game 7 World Series loss to the Cubs. While Martinez is versatile in the field, having appeared at six defensive positions in his career (he even pitched earlier this season), he has been an especially poor offensive player in the majors. Martinez owns a .200/.246/.270 line in 592 plate appearances, though he has performed well in an extremely small sample this year (.364/.462/.455 in 14 PAs).
Robertson, 31, made his major league debut with the Rangers in 2014 and has also seen action with the Angels and Mariners, hitting .273/.322/.325 with no home runs in 298 PAs. He has been far more successful at the Triple-A level, having slashed .290/.365/.393 in 1,929 trips to the plate.
Can’t believe they’d DFA the World Series MVP…
That final out of the WS featured Mike Montgomery on the mound, Michael Martinez at the plate and Miguel Montero behind the plate. Ms all around!
This guy should have been gone for good last season.
Guyer should be next.
What’s wrong with hit by pitches?
Last season? I’m not sure how he’s ever maintained a roster spot in the majors. His only benefits are speed and the ability to play multiple positions. But the guy couldn’t hit a 46 mph heater from my grandmother.
Man, seriously, if your grandmother can throw 46 that’s actually pretty impressive,
Same thing I was thinking.
i actually think guyer will turn it around. he’s got a solid track record against LHP in his career. just no one on the tribe is hitting lefties so far this year.
Or well before that. He’s a Tito favorite, which offers up protection that some deserving chap doesn’t get.
Don’t fret.. I’d imagine another useles guy is living around the country in obscurity somewhere just as good as Martinez.. Name of Billy Hall who Francona would LOVE to have standing still at multiple positions.. Like martinez and also couldn’t hit his weight when he had him.
Yes! Get rid of Guyer and let the Rays pick him up again. I’ll take good OBP any day of the week.
.237 OBP isn’t that good. In fact, it stinks.
Career .343 kinda days otherwise.
Wrong Daniel Robertson
I wouldn’t have this stiff on my AAA lineup, how he got them to give him WS ABs and make this team is beyond me. Only contribution he made was an inning of bullpen duty in a blowout.
bc if tito likes you, he finds a way to have you on his roster. for some reason he was enamored with martinez’s “versatility”
I understand. But I’d much rather have had Mike Aviles on the roster.
Fairly certain most of us are more versatile than Martinez… not sure what he sees in him.
Robertson is another wasted roster spot, should’ve recalled Richie Shaffer.
Agreed!
Tito has guys that become his favorites and in many cases that has little to do with actual production. I guess that’s what makes him a “players mgr” if you believe in that term. It can drive you up a literal wall if you are an armchair mgr/GM because it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see guys in AAA who could clearly produce better..
Where’s the braves guy