Russell Martin Intends To Play In 2020
5 years agoFree-agent catcher Russell Martin intends to play in 2020, according to sources. Martin has turned down some opportunities in the offseason in order to tend to a family matter, but he's expected to re-enter the market in the next few weeks and resume talks with interested teams. The 36-year-old (37 on Saturday) is a veteran of 14 seasons and has been an All-Star four times, but at this point in his career he's strictly a backup. The Canadian native had only 209 at-bats with the Dodgers in 2019 and hit a measly .220/.337/.330 with six home runs and 20 RBI. Martin hasn't hit over .250 since 2014 with the Pirates and hasn't played in over 100 games since 2016 with Toronto. He's off the fantasy map for now and likely won't move the needle much at all if he's playing somewhere this year.
Source: New York Post - Joel Sherman
Source: New York Post - Joel Sherman