MARTIN, WHO STARTED IN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, SEEMS SET IN RANGERS BULLPEN
Source: American Association News
By Bob Wirz Chris Martin does not have the big name of fellow American Association grads Max Scherzer and James Paxton, still he seems to have a degree of security in the major leagues as long as he stays healthy despite a shaky spring training. At 32, the 6-foot-8 right-hander is one of the veterans of the Texas Rangers bullpen, possibly a set-up man in his second season with the team. “I want to be the guy that the young guys look up to,” he said to MLB.com during the winter. “(I’ll) do my best to make that happen.” Martin has had one interesting career since breaking into professional baseball in the American Association (Grand Prairie) back in 2010. Texas is his fourth major league organization (Boston, Colorado, New York Yankees), and he spent both the ’16 and ’17 seasons relieving for the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan. He finally got established in the majors last season, largely because of his great control. He had the fourth lowest walks per nine innings (1.08) in the American League. “I felt I had a good year (46 appearances, 1-5, 14 holds, 4.54 ERA) minus the health stuff”, he said, something of an…
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