GLENDALE, ARIZ.—Before the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled the trigger on their January trade to bring back catcher Russell Martin from the Toronto Blue Jays, they watched enough video to convince themselves he would bounce back from career lows in batting average and slugging percentage. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill says catcher Russell Martin’s experience is going to help the team immensely. “As far as Barnes, he looks like he’s a tremendous athlete, a good catcher, a good teammate,” Martin said. Last season I was not in position (mechanically) to hit the ball.” Defensively, he is studying an analytics package provided by Friedman, which shows key aspects of each Dodgers pitcher. Clayton Kershaw is the only Dodgers pitcher to have ever worked with Martin.

Source: thestar February 14, 2019 01:30 UTC