ANDY MARTE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Winter Leagues 11/1 — Marte Exits Early?

After the Caribbean leagues took their usual Sunday off, they’re back in action, with a few Pirates’ players and friends: DOMINICAN LEAGUE Leones del Escogido  3,  Gigantes del Cibao  2 Starling Marte started this game in center field for Los Leones.  Los Gigantes scored two runs, both coming in on RBI singles up the middle, which Marte handled.  Marte made the third...
Via Pirates Prospects  |  November 01, 2011
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Trade Rumors: Pitching, Andy Marte

Two trade rumors, probably not related to each other, but neither one big enough for their own post: -Paul Hoynes of The Plain Dealer reported that the Pirates were trying to trade Andy Marte to a team who would use him in the majors. -Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pirates are looking hard at an [...]
Via Pirates Prospects  |  March 30, 2011
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Pittsburgh Pirates trying to trade Andy Marte

According to Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer, the Pittsburgh Pirates have re-assigned third baseman Andy Marte to their Minor League camp.  However, they are trying to trade the veteran infielder. Marte had been competing for one of limited bench spots on manager Client Hurdle's roster.  Among those fighting for a job were Garrett Atkins, Josh Fields and Steve Pearce. The 27...
Via PRO Rumors  |  March 28, 2011
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Cleveland Indians’ Best Pitcher, Andy Marte, Signs with Pittsburgh Pirates

Former Indians third baseman of the future Andy Marte signed a minorleague contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, officially signaling the end of Marte’s tenure with the Tribe. Once considered an elite prospect, Marte was ranked the ninth-best prospect in the game by Baseball America in their annual list in 2005, and was among the Top 15 three years in a row. He never...
Via Wahoo Blues  |  December 02, 2010
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My Goodbye to Andy Marte

Source: Yardbarker.com I’m not dumb. I knew this day was coming. You could see it from a mile away. Hell, I’m surprised it took this long. Andy Marte was removed from the 40-man roster today, making him a free agent. Of course, this means nothing. Marte is El Gato – he has nine lives. He’s been designated for assignment before, and no team claimed him. There...
Via Deep Left Field  |  November 05, 2010
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Andy Marte Didn’t Get DFA’ed!

As you can see from the title, Andy Marte is inexplicably still a Cleveland Indian. Marte was not designated for assignment to make room for Josh Tomlin to make tonight’s start. Instead, Michael Brantley was optioned to AAA Columbus to make space on the 25-man roster and infielder Wes Hodges was designated for assignment to clear room off of the 40-man roster. I really question...
Via Deep Left Field  |  July 27, 2010
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Making a Case for Marte

I’m going to alienate a lot of people when I say this, but I don’t care. The truth needs to come out. It’s too early for the Indians to give up on Andy Marte. Yes, the guy has been around the Indians in some capacity since 2006 (and he appeared in 24 [...]
Via Deep Left Field  |  January 18, 2010
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Morning Update: And then there was Marte

He was riding a cold streak after his big rip and maybe just maybe the magic had worn off.That's what you think!It was Andy Marte's solo home run as the lone blemish against Scott Baker, who can't seem to suck against the Indians."He's been a tough matchup for us," manager Eric Wedge said. "We mis-hit a lot of balls, and we fouled a lot of balls off...
Via The Tribe Daily  |  September 06, 2009
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Andy Marte Powers Tribe to Win

It was a game without pace last night due to the massive rain delay in the middle.  Jeremy Sowers was pitching like a fourth or fifth starter when the rain ended his night after 4.2 innings and 77 pitches.  He was scattering hits while giving up 2 earned runs.  The Tribe was down 2-1 when [...]
Via Waiting For Next Year  |  August 30, 2009
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Andy Marte Mashes, Continues to Tease

Mondays are awards days in the International League, and one of our very own took home the award for offensive player of the week in third baseman Andy Marte. Over the past week, Marte hit .458 (good for third in all of the International League) with two home runs, eight doubles, a .567 on-base percentage and [...]
Via Waiting For Next Year  |  July 06, 2009
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