AP I’m not much for evaluating hitters based on RBI totals, but it’s still interesting that the struggling Astros have demoted their RBI leader, J.D. Martinez, to Triple-A after he was their starting left fielder for the first two-thirds of the season.
Martinez has a team-high 54 RBIs in 102 games, although that a) isn’t all that many and b) comes with a measly .235 batting average, 11 homers, and .681 OPS. And those modest season totals include a very strong April, after which Martinez has hit just .222 with a .276 on-base percentage and .352 slugging percentage in 80 games.
Martinez jumped from Double-A to the majors, so the Astros are hoping it’ll be easier for him to work on his swing while playing at Triple-A for the first time and most likely he’ll be back in Houston as a September call-up.
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- whodeytn - Aug 10, 2012 at 12:11 PM
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The worst team in baseball sends this guy down, and the Reds continue to give Miguel Cairo starts.
Unreal.
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- raysfan1 - Aug 10, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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Every time i see Miguel Cairo’s name, I get PTSD flashbacks from when he was a Devil Ray.
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- mgdsquiggy17 - Aug 10, 2012 at 12:36 PM
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it’s Dusty Baker can’t be that surprised. This is Neifi Perez all over
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- theawesomersfranchise - Aug 10, 2012 at 12:22 PM
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Chances he is getting sent down as a “hard lesson” ?
(Winter is Coming)
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- chiadam - Aug 10, 2012 at 1:37 PM
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I’ve never even heard of this guy and he leads a MLB team in RBIs.
Good times in Houston.
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- hushbrother - Aug 10, 2012 at 9:23 PM
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And I recall a few people saying Cain’s perfect game came against a “not terrible” offensive team. Nope, it’s terrible.
