Carlos Martinez to return as reliever

Apr 23 2019 by Yardbarker: St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals righty Carlos Martinez is planning to work back from the injured list in a relief role, manager Mike Shildt told reporters including Mark Saxon of The Athletic (Twitter link). He’s working back to full health after experiencing shoulder weakness during camp. This is a notable decision for an organization that has a good bit of cash invested in the 27-year-old hurler. ($11.5M this year and at least $24M thereafter.) But it was driven not by the club’s own preferences so much...
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