It’s become a daily routine leading up the trade deadline, but the Dodgers have been linked to another pair of relievers. This time it’s Jose Leclerc and Chris Martin of the Texas Rangers. Leclerc is a known commodity around baseball but Chris Martin is not. Martin is exactly the type of reliever that Andrew Friedman has been known to acquire.
Chris Martin turned down opportunities to be drafted and pitched two seasons of junior college ball at McLennan Community College. After suffering a torn labrum, he decided to give up on his big-league dreams. Three years later he tried pitching again and ended up playing independent league baseball and was signed by the Red Sox.