The Watchmen reported that infielder Gabriel Arias has been put on the family health related crisis list. In a comparing move, the club has reviewed infielder Angel Martinez, who will make his significant association debut when he gets into a game.
Martinez, 22, has been a striking possibility in the club’s framework for quite a while. Baseball America positioned him as one of the main 30 possibilities in the association back in 2020 and every year since. In 2022, he hit .278/.378/.471 between High-An and Twofold A for a 135 wRC+ while likewise taking 12 bases.
The Watchmen chose him to their 40-man list after that season to keep him from being chosen in the Standard 5 draft. He had a down year in 2023, slicing .251/.321/.394 between Twofold An and Triple-A for a 92 wRC+. This season then, at that point, got off to a rough beginning, as he started the year on the harmed list because of a right-foot wound and afterward experienced a left hamate break. He was reestablished from the IL toward the finish of May.
Notwithstanding the injury misfortunes, he’s been in great structure this year. He has gone on 74 outings to the plate with Triple-A Columbus, strolling more than he has struck out and hitting three grand slams. His ongoing batting line at that level is .333/.438/.550 this year.
Martinez has essentially played the three infield positions to one side of a respectable starting point, with a concise appearance in focus field too.
The Watchmen have Jose Ramirez, Andres Gimenez and Brayan Rocchio getting customary playing time at those infield spots with Daniel Schneemann skipping around to numerous spots and Tyler Freeman getting semi-ordinary work in focus. Arias has been serving in a seat job that Martinez ought to bounce into.
