Comments on: Why Did Front Office Give Up On F-Mart?

By: Lifelongmetsfan

Lifelongmetsfan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:08:00 +0000

I don’t think major league baseball players who have scratched and crawled their way up the ladder competing against other professional athletes for roster spots along the way need a life lesson.
Do you?

By: Rich S

Rich S — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:46:51 +0000

i liken it to bellicheck’s comment when cunduff missed the game tying fielgoal. Bellichek said “goo players are good in meaningful spots… it’s the NFL…” by sandy cutting F-Mart, he’s sending a message to his team that it is performance, not pedigree/

By: Mike Lloyd

Mike Lloyd — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:10:19 +0000

But if you are basically leaving him on the bench using him as a lefty PH and 5th outfielder you minimize his injury risk, and, I think the whole ‘he sucked’ thing is unjustified. The sample size is too small. He was always thrown into situations where he had too many expectations. Maybe it was too much for the kid. Lot of pressure when the expectations were sky high.

By: Gregga

Gregga — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:01:12 +0000

He was let go basically, because he sucked. He was injury prone, I don’t think he’s played in more than 80 games a season. Plus during his time here, he showed nothing special, he certainly didn’t hustle like a young kid should. Once agin the Mets front office over hyped somebody, and the fans bought into their nonsense.

By: Lifelongmetsfan

Lifelongmetsfan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:08:17 +0000

It is a bit strange. Why release Martinez now as opposed to after Spring Training?
Last spring didn’t Martinez play very well and almost make the team? Why protect a roster spot for ? who….?

By: Mike Lloyd

Mike Lloyd — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:17:59 +0000

The crazy thing is, if the Mets are looking for a LH outfield bat, why let the kid go? For as long as he’s been a prospect, if this team is trying to save money, they could have given him another look in ST. They protect him from Rule V than let an arm like Rhiner Diaz go, who throws about 100 miles per, protecting Martinez, than just waive him off the 40 for roster space when the knew they needed spots on the 40 for Rauch and Francisco? Now they want to sign a LH hitting outfielder for 1 or 1.5 mil when this kid could have been making the minimum? If he was so hurt why did the first team available (hou.) put in a claim? Somethings amiss about the whole thing. If the Mets are running around crying poor, reducing payroll, why wouldn’t you keep this kid, give him a shot and save the million? He’s only 23, regardless of his injury history, give him a shot…

By: srt

srt — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:07:09 +0000

Interesting point about the Rule V draft.

I wonder if right after that, when they picked up those 2 players that put them over the 40 man roster, if they just didn’t look at all scenarios and just finally say ‘enough’.
At some point they had to have made a decision about Martinez’s potential going forward and maybe that was just the point at which they decided to no longer protect him and move on.

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:52:11 +0000

Still, the timing is off. If they truly believed that, why protect him from the Rule V draft, when they could have gotten something for him?

I think we all figure he was on his last chance, I just figured he’d start the season in the organization.

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:50:30 +0000

The timing is just weird. Something must have happened just prior to his release.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:48:21 +0000

F Mart was sent packing because he has shown almost nothing as a hitter in the major leagues and not a whole lot in the field or on the bases. Add in his soft physical condition and he too is a risk of injury….

By: NJstuckinTX

NJstuckinTX — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:34:12 +0000

Yeah, agree that this isn’t a “putting his stamp on his team” thing. I think it was a degenerative knee thing.

By: Donal

Donal — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:25:02 +0000

I don’t think Alderson was trying to get rid of Martinez just to put his own stamp on the team. Otherwise, he just would have left him off the 40 man roster prior to the Rule V draft.

And guys like Harvey and Niece wouldn’t feature so prominently.

Perhaps Martinez asked to be released? Maybe something happened to make the front office think it was finally time to move on?