Michael Martinez is one of the most familiar faces on the Cleveland Indians’ Spring Training non-roster invitee list. Martinez is a 33-year-old veteran, signed by the Washington Nationals over 10 years ago in 2005. Since then, he’s played for the Phillies, Pirates and Indians, making his major league debut in 2011.
Martinez is a career fringe-player, but he earned himself another look in Cleveland during his brief September call-up. In 32 plate appearances over 16 games, Martinez hit .267/.290/.333 and showed some solid defense in the outfield. While those numbers aren’t astounding, they were enough to convince the Indians to bring him back as a non-roster invitee in 2016.