by travelingjack » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:20 pm
re: Carlos Martinez- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch had an article about him couple of weeks ago- very young, unpolished fireballer with a lot of upside but also a lot of risk. I think he is from the Dominican Rep., speaks little English and still adjusting to U.S. Interesting article, don't know if you can find it online, I read it the old fashioned way.
On a related note, if anyone has not seen the movie "Sugar" I highly recommend it for baseball fans. About a young pitcher from Latin America who gets signed by the Royals and then struggles to make it through the system. Slow at times and a bit depressing but a very good look at modern baseball.
Oh yeah, Martinez is on the Cards Quad Cities roster. 8-)