Arizona Fall League
In the Rising Stars Showcase, Brett Wallace flied out and popped out to go 0-for-2. Box.
Hawaii Winter Baseball
James Rapoport went 1-for-4 with a strikeout.
Blake King came in with runners on first and second, and those runners advanced on a wild pitch. He recorded a ground out to keep them stranded. Box.
Dominican Winter League
Amaury Marti went 2-for-4 with a double and a homer. He scored three runs and drove in two. Marti once hit a ground ball so hard, it dug up Jimmy Hoffa. Box.
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I know alot of people make the jokes about Amaury Marti and I think some of them are pretty funny. My question though is honestly, why don’t the Cardinals give him a shot? It seems like he has some pretty good baseball skills nd may not necessarily be a full time starter, but he could turn out to be a good bench guy with some right handed pop to his bat.
AJ, the problem with Marti is that he’s now like 35 years old or something. I believe when he was drafted as a Cuban defector he was already 32 or thereabouts. The club probably feels that if they’re going to give at bats to a minor leaguer, it should be a minor leaguer with the potential to get better. Marti is almost to the point where his skills will begin to decline due to age.
I would still love to see him make at least one plate appearance as a St. Louis Cardinal though. Even if it’s only a couple weeks worth of at-bats, a la Rico Washington this past year.
He could be an option as a righty bat off the bench if Mather or Barton don’t make the club out of ST if nothing else (assuming Ludwick is the starting outfielder).