Carlos Martinez Not Ready To Throw Off Mound
6 years agoSt. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez (shoulder) resumed throwing on Wednesday after taking a few days off for the birth of his daughter, but manager Mike Shildt said it will be "another couple weeks" before Martinez will throw off a mound. The team won't rush a decision on whether to use him as a starter or reliever, and they can likely delay making that call until mid-April. The Cardinals plan to send Martinez to St. Louis next week so that he can continue his throwing program under the supervision of the medical staff. Martinez has high-end stuff when healthy, but he was on the disabled list multiple times in 2018 and is off to a bad start this year. He's still worth stashing in the late rounds of deep mixed leagues if you have the room, but a move to the bullpen permanently would hurt his overall upside.
Source: MLB.com - Jenifer Langosch
Source: MLB.com - Jenifer Langosch