Being in AA last year means nothing. Last year was not the first year this kid started to show something. We are looking at far more than a 12-15 game sample here.
Jake Bauers? What is there to think about. We know what we have in him, yet we continue to roster him. I have not one doubt in my mind, not a single one, that Martinez can offer a lot more than Jake Bauers.
I can think of only one reason not to have Martinez on this roster currently, and that would be because I don't see regular at bats. I can't see the organization playing him in front of our 22 million dollar paper weight Rhys Hoskins, If he stays at AAA until we finally figure out that we can use him on the big squad, at least he continues to get regular at bats there...
EMJ deserves his shot, and I hope we give it to him, especially if our issue at 1B continues. We literally have nothing to lose in giving him regular at bats to see what we have.