“I could envision that,” Shildt said when asked about the 100-inning-type reliever. “He could be on (pace) for a regular season of 100 innings out of the bullpen – would not surprise me. If you get multiple effective and efficient innings out of your bullpen and consistently out of guys – that has a ton of value. It can impact your starts. It can impact the rest of the bullpen. It can allow you to potentially carry maybe seven vs. eight (relievers), which puts you on an extra position player.
Martinez completed his second rehab inning Wednesday afternoon with a scoreless inning for the Redbirds.