The Dodgers were disappointed by the regression of catcher Russell Martin, who in the words of one Dodgers-connected person was just another catcher this year. Only a year ago Martin was an excellent two-way player who won a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger and appeared on the verge of superstardom. The New York Post reported that the Dodgers might even consider trading him.Martin, Matt Kemp and to a lesser degree Andre Ethier still need to do some growing up, people familiar with the Dodgers saythough the overall performance of the talented trio improved once Ramirez joined the team. James Loney, the fourth young Dodger stud, is said by team officials not to have been infested by the same maturity malady that has affected the others.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_heyman/10/24/heyman.scoop/1.html
Yes, we talked about this 3 days ago.Thanks for playing.
Jon Heyman: expert troll.Russell Martin regressed, but was still pretty damn raw.