http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/astros-send-mets-castoff-fernando-martinez-to-triple-a/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:51:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/astros-send-mets-castoff-fernando-martinez-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-274564 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:45:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133246#comment-274564 Wow – dumped by the Mutts and exiled by the Astros to AAA. He must be feeling like Billy Bob Thornton at the end of A Simple Plan by now.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/astros-send-mets-castoff-fernando-martinez-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-274525 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:18:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133246#comment-274525 Martinez was at Double-A as an 18-year-old and reached the majors as a 20-year-old. If that isn’t rushed, I don’t know what is.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/23/astros-send-mets-castoff-fernando-martinez-to-triple-a/comment-page-1/#comment-274516 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:12:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=133246#comment-274516 If being in the minor leagues for 6 years is rushing somebody, then yes he was rushed.

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