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WarningTrakPower · 05-01-2020, 07:22 PM

Forgot to include an update on these two players in my last post, so here is the scoop.

Jose Martinez - He was kind of a throw in when we traded for Ji-Man Choi. We needed someone to be the DH since Stephen Piscotty was having a down season.
After the trade, he only had 81 plate appearances in 19 games (18 starts) and was awful, hitting for a .450 OPS (not a typo) with only two extra base hits.
When Matt Olson was ready after his rehab assignment, Martinez was DFA'd and eventually released in early September. He has since resigned to MiLB deal with Tampa.

Stephen Piscotty - I mentioned earlier he was having a "down season", so here is his final stat line. He only played 26 innings in the outfield.
100 games (91 starts), 377 PA's, 16 2B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, .250/.319/.376/.696 OPS, OPS+ of 85, WAR -0.2
April - .723 OPS (23 games) , May - .704 OPS (28 games) , June - .657 OPS (23 games). Removed from DH early in July.
He is being left off our postseason roster. He can't really play anywhere defensively and we have better options at DH (Choi/Padlo).
He is owed $7.25 million for 2020. We almost certainly will have to eat the remainder of that contract and release him in the offseason.

05-01-2020, 07:22 PM	#39
WarningTrakPower All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 595	Jose Martinez and Stephen Piscotty Forgot to include an update on these two players in my last post, so here is the scoop. Jose Martinez - He was kind of a throw in when we traded for Ji-Man Choi. We needed someone to be the DH since Stephen Piscotty was having a down season. After the trade, he only had 81 plate appearances in 19 games (18 starts) and was awful, hitting for a .450 OPS (not a typo) with only two extra base hits. When Matt Olson was ready after his rehab assignment, Martinez was DFA'd and eventually released in early September. He has since resigned to MiLB deal with Tampa. Stephen Piscotty - I mentioned earlier he was having a "down season", so here is his final stat line. He only played 26 innings in the outfield. 100 games (91 starts), 377 PA's, 16 2B, 9 HR, 39 RBI, .250/.319/.376/.696 OPS, OPS+ of 85, WAR -0.2 April - .723 OPS (23 games) , May - .704 OPS (28 games) , June - .657 OPS (23 games). Removed from DH early in July. He is being left off our postseason roster. He can't really play anywhere defensively and we have better options at DH (Choi/Padlo). He is owed $7.25 million for 2020. We almost certainly will have to eat the remainder of that contract and release him in the offseason.