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Pick #136: Jeremy Martinez, C, University of Southern California

Related Topics: Randy Flores, Strike zone

In the fourth round, the Redbirds dipped into the ranks of college catchers for Jeremy Martinez, a backstop with defensive tools and outstanding plate discipline.

Gotta say, so far I'm mostly loving what the draft looks like with Randy Flores at the helm.

With their fourth-round pick, #136 overall, the Cardinals actually went to Flores's old stomping grounds of USC to grab Jeremy Martinez, a catcher with basically average tools pretty much across the board, but whose baseball IQ and ability to control the strike zone with a bat in his hands really stand out to me.