The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired 27-year old righty swinging outfielder Jose Martinez from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. Martinez played in 37 games in AAA-ball for the Royals this year and he was 42 of 141 (.298 avg, .789 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 3 homers, 18 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. He played in 102 games in Rookie+AAA-ball for the Royals last year and he was 136 of 356 (.382 avg, 1.015 OPS) with 59 runs scored, 10 homers, 62 RBIs and 8 stolen bases. Martinez has now played in 800 games in his first 10 years in the minors and he is 872 of 2,941 (.296 avg, .767 OPS) with 385 runs scored, 53 homers, 354 RBIs and 63 stolen bases. He will start his time with the Cardinals in AAA-ball. This was a nice flier for the Cardinals to take.
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