Joseph A. Martinez

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 26, 1983 in South Orange, NJ
High School: Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, NJ)
School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 12th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 2009 (Age 26)   vs. MIL 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Giants/Pirates/Diamondbacks 2009-2012
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.071, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 5/21 Indians Baseball Insider: Chen Walk-Off gives Clippers 6-5 12 inning victory: COLUMBUS- The Cleveland Indians were not the only team in their organization to win on a walk-off in extra innings Monday, as...
• 5/20 Indians Baseball Insider: Around the Farm: May 20, 2013: Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The...
• 5/15 Indians Baseball Insider: Clippers fall 6-5 in extra innings: SYRACUSE, NY – The Columbus Clippers fell to the Syracuse Chiefs Tuesday night, 6-5, in a 14-inning marathon game in the...
• 5/10 Indians Baseball Insider: Around The Farm: May 9, 2013: Around The Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions...
• 5/9 Indians Baseball Insider: Sailing with the Clippers: 5/2/13 - 5/8/13: The Columbus Clippers finished their fifth week of the season capturing four wins in the six games played. The Clippers are 17-16...
• 5/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Around The Farm: May 3, 2013: Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions...
• 5/2 Indians Baseball Insider: Sailing with the Clippers: 4/25/13 - 5/1/13: The Columbus Clippers finished their fourth week of the season capturing four wins in the six games played. The Clippers are 14-12...

• 4/27 Indians Baseball Insider: Clippers fall 6-5 in ninth inning: PAWTUCKET- In a back and forth affair between the Columbus Clippers and the Pawtucket PawSox, the Clippers lost a heartbreaker...
• 4/27 Indians Baseball Insider: House pitches well in Triple-A debut, Clippers win 3-2: SCRANTON - Clippers starter TJ House was called up from Akron just in time to start the series finale against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...
• 4/23 Indians Baseball Insider: Around the Farm: April 22, 2013: Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The...
• 4/22 Indians Baseball Insider: Pitching, late homers give Clippers a 3-0 win: COLUMBUS- After losing three out of their last four to the Toledo Mud Hens, the Columbus Clippers were able to get a big victory...
• 4/17 Indians Baseball Insider: Around The Farm, April 17, 2013: Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions...
• 4/17 Indians Baseball Insider: Martinez falters as Bats beat Clippers 8-3: COLUMBUS, OHIO- After last night’s rain out at Huntington Park, the Clippers took the field for a foggy, early morning affair...
• 4/16 Indians Baseball Insider: Kazmir and Carrasco Shut Down Louisville: COLUMBUS, OHIO- On a beautiful 70 degree night in Columbus, with the minds of the fans elsewhere in Boston, Scott Kazmir saw...
• 4/11 Indians Baseball Insider: Sailing with the Clippers: 4/4/13 - 4/10/13: The Columbus Clippers' 2013 season got underway this week with two away series in Indianapolis, IN and Louisville, KY. The Clippers...
• 4/10 Blog Red Machine: Raising Reds: 4/9/13: The Pensacola Blue Wahoos had yesterday off which means only three of the Reds affiliates were in action yesterday. And two were...
• 4/5 Seedlings to Stars: Trevor Bauer Recalled by Indians, Will Start Saturday: It certainly would have been a satisfying moment for Scott Kazmir to take the ball against his former club, in his former home...
• 4/5 Indians Baseball Insider: Around the Farm: April 4, 2013: Around the Farm takes a quick look at some of yesterday’s performances by Indians prospects throughout the system. The positions...
• 4/4 Indians Baseball Insider: Hermida's Grand Slam Gives Clippers 4-0 Victory: INDIANAPOLIS- The Columbus Clippers started off their season on a high note, defeating the Indianapolis Indians 4-0 on opening...

• 3/18 Indians Baseball Insider: Indians announce Matsuzaka, Capps won't make team: Before people even had a chance to recover from their St. Patrick's Day hangovers, the Indians were hard at work once again trimming...
• 3/17 Indians Baseball Insider: Spring Training Game #23: Indians 4, Giants 3: West Coast night games were always a bit of a pain for me as a fan and now as a baseball writer. For natives of the Eastern Time...
• 3/15 Indians Baseball Insider: Spring Training Game #22: Brewers 4, Indians 3: Overview Right-hander Brett Myers pitched four uneven innings, and the Cleveland Indians fell 4-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers at...

• 12/29 AroundTheFoghorn: Your 2010 World Series Champions: Where Are They Now?: Memories from the 2010 World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but the Giants’ roster sports just twelve players that...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Minor Moves: Figaro, Indians: We’ll track today’s minor moves here... The Brewers have signed right-hander Alfredo Figaro to a minor league contract...
• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Two signed: The Cleveland Indians signed free-agent RP Joe Martinez (Diamondbacks) and C Brian Jeroloman (Blue Jays) to minor league deals...[+] with invites to spring training Wednesday, Dec. 19. Both players will likely begin the season with Triple-A Columbus.

• 10/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Former Pirates in the playoffs: If you’ve been watching the playoffs, it’s impossible to avoid seeing former Pirates thrive. They’re everywhere....

• 9/15 Bus League Baseball: Bus Leagues Express: September 15: Top stories BayBears win championship behind Bolsinger: Despite losing key players like Trevor Bauer, Tyler Skaggs and Marc Krauss...

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | One down, one upThe Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RP Joe Martinez to Triple-A Reno and recalled SP Patrick Corbin from Reno....[+] The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned RP Joe Martinez to Triple-A Reno and recalled SP Patrick Corbin from Reno.
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Joe Martinez recalled: The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled P Joe Martinez from the minors Tuesday, April 24, and designated RP Jonathan Albaladejo for...[+] assignment in a corresponding move.
• 4/5 D'Backs Venom: Diamondbacks Release 2012 Roster for AAA Reno: The Arizona Diamondbacks have released the roster for the Reno Aces, their AAA affililiate in the Pacific Coast League. The most...

• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Diamondbacks | Make roster cuts: The Arizona Diamondbacks assigned Ps Zach Kroenke, Jonathan Albaladejo and Joe Martinez, C Konrad Schmidt and OF Cole Gillespie...[+] to minor league camp Thursday, March 15.
• 3/6 22gigantes.com: Giants 11, Diamondbacks 1: One of the main reasons Major League Baseball holds spring training in Arizona and Florida is because of the sunny weather. Very...

• 2/5 Baseball Musings: Changes, Arizona Diamondbacks: Trevor Cahill looks to improve an already strong Arizona rotation. Photo: Icon SMI The Arizona Diamondbacks finished 2011 as the...

• 1/9 D'Backs Venom: Who will be the Diamondbacks' 5th Starter?: The first four slots in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2012 Starting Rotation should be set, with right-handers Ian Kennedy, Daniel...

• 12/30 Raising Matt Cain: Twelve for 2012: Sergio Romo: Sergio Romo was the only bright spot of the 2005 June draft. The Giants had forfeited the first three rounds in free agent compensation...
• 12/6 22gigantes.com: Winter meetings update — Day 2: It’s Day 2 of the annual Winter Meetings in Dallas. Hopefully, the scribes have popped their Tylenols, chugged their Bloody...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Rumors: Saunders, Overbay, Headley: One round of NL West notes wasn't enough for today, so let's do it again: The Diamondbacks have extended a contract offer...

• 10/30 Giants Nirvana: Giants Re-Sign Javier Lopez, Exercise Jeremy Affeldt’s Option: The Giants wasted no time making their first set of offseason moves, as they re-signed Javier Lopez and exercised Jeremy Affeldt‘s...

• 9/21 i70baseball.com: Columbus Clips Chasers In Triple-A Title GamePCL Champion Omaha can’t capitalize on early 3-0 lead, drops season finale...
• 9/16 Phillies Nation: IronPigs Drop Another, Near Elimination: The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs have dropped two straight games in the Governor’s Cup Finals after taking control with...

• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Two pitchers cut: The Cleveland Indians have reassigned Ps Joe Martinez and Yohan Pino to minor league camp, according to Paul Hoynes of The Cleveland...[+] Plain Dealer. Manager Manny Acta said Martinez would be converted to a starter in the minors.
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cleveland Indians: The Indians are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Austin Kearns, OF: one year,...
• 3/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Pitching schedule set for Saturday: Cleveland Indians Ps Kelvin De La Cruz, Jensen Lewis, Yohan Pino, Tony Sipp, Joe Smith and Bryce Stowell are scheduled to work...[+] in relief against the Seattle Mariners Saturday, March 5, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. In the other split-squad game, Joe Martinez, Zach McAllister, Vinnie Pestano, Zach Putnam and Jess Todd will work in relief against the Chicago White Sox.

• 2/27 Giants Nirvana: Notes: Belt, Birthdays, Spring Training Debuts: In case you missed it, I broke down today's Spring Training game.  I have an updated graph from my little research project (thanks...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Many pitchers slated for Friday's intrasquad game: Cleveland Indians Ps Carlos Carrasco, Frank Herrmann, Josh Judy, Aaron Laffey, Jensen Lewis, Zach McAllister, Joe Martinez, Vinnie...[+] Pestano, Yohan Pino, Anthony Reyes, Tony Sipp, Bryce Stowell, Mitch Talbot and Jess Todd will work in the intrasquad game Friday, Feb. 25, reports Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Carrasco and Talbot are set to start the game.
• 2/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Martinez in mix for long relief: Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta said Friday, Feb. 18, that RP Joe Martinez is in the mix for a long relief role, reports...[+] Jordan Bastian, of MLB.com. Martinez was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus earlier in the day to make room for SS Orlando Cabrera on the 40-man roster, but he'll remain in camp as a non-roster invitee.
• 2/18 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Outright Joe Martinez: The Indians have outrighted right-hander Joe Martinez off of their 40-man Major League roster, according to a team press release. ...
• 2/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Martinez outrightedThe Cleveland Indians outrighted P Joe Martinez to Triple-A Columbus Friday, Feb. 18, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian....[+] The Cleveland Indians outrighted P Joe Martinez to Triple-A Columbus Friday, Feb. 18, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Kevin Correia, SP: two years, $8MM. Club...

• 1/11 PAAPFLY: The Giants will be challenged to repeat in 2011: Dan Szymborski has an article -- San Francisco Giants' repeat problems -- for Insider’s on ESPN.com. Within it, he explains...
• 1/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Various News and Notes: Sorry for the delay in posting – I’ve been having internet problems lately. Time to catch up with some Bucs news from...
• 1/5 Giants Nirvana: Notes, 1/5/11: As you've probably heard already, Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were announced today as inductees for the Hall of Fame. No...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Sign Doug Mathis: The Indians announced that they signed right-hander Doug Mathis to a minor league deal and invited him to Spring Training. The...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Acquire Joe Martinez: The Indians acquired Joe Martinez from the Pirates for a played to be named or cash considerations, the teams announced today. The...
• 1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Indians | Joe Martinez acquired: The Cleveland Indians acquired P Joe Martinez from the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, Jan. 4, in exchange for cash considerations,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Joe Martinez traded: The Pittsburgh Pirates traded P Joe Martinez to the Cleveland Indians Tuesday, Jan. 4, in exchange for cash considerations, according...[+] to The Associated Press.

• 12/22 Raise the Jolly Roger: Roster no longer at 41: The Pirates finally dropped someone from their 40-man roster today to put it at, well, 40 men. I don’t know why they were...
• 12/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Joe Martinez cutThe Pittsburgh Pirates designated P Joe Martinez for assignment Wednesday, Dec. 22, according to The Sports Network....[+] The Pittsburgh Pirates designated P Joe Martinez for assignment Wednesday, Dec. 22, according to The Sports Network.
• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Designate Joe Martinez For Assignment: The Pirates designated righty Joe Martinez for assignment to open a spot for Kevin Correia, tweets MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch. ...
• 12/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Fields, Pedro, Pavano, Yates, Park, 41 man roster?: As we approach the 100-day mark on the Opening Day Countdown, here are some Bucco notes… Josh Fields signed a minor league...

• 10/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Getaway day [Pirates 1 Cardinals 4]: The Pirates lost quickly and quietly in a game that very few people paid attention to Wednesday afternoon. It was one of those...

• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Joe Martinez recalled: The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled P Joe Martinez from Triple-A Indianapolis, according to Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh...[+] Tribune-Review. Manager John Russell said he will be used out of the bullpen, although the organization still plans to make him a starter down the line.

• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Joe Martinez, John Bowker optioned: The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RP Joe Martinez and OF John Bowker to the minors Saturday, July 31, according to CBSSports.com....[+]
• 8/2 The Crazy Crabbers: Bowkermania! Comes to an End: The flame of hope that Bowkermania would return to San Francisco have been distinguished. John Bowker has been traded along with...

• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Giants/Red Sox Trade Analysis: Ramon Ramirez for Daniel Turpen: After acquiring lefty specialist Javier Lopez from the Pirates for John Bowker and Joe Martinez, the Giants made a second bullpen...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2010 Trade Deadline Recap: There was certainly no shortage of moves not just today, but in the several days leading up to this afternoon's non-waiver trade...
• 7/31 Call to the Pen: Pirates/Giants Trade: Javier Lopez for John Bowker and Joe Martinez: With the Dodgers and Padres making upgrades today, the second-place Giants didn’t want to stand pat, so they did what seems...
• 7/31 MLBguru: Pirates and Giants swap pitchers: The Giants have acquired LHP Javier Lopez from the Pirates for RHP Joe Martinez reports CSN.  Lopez is can be considered a specialty...
• 7/31 The UpperCard Network: Giants Acquier Javier LopezThe Giants have acquired LHP Javier Lopez from the Pirates in exchange for RHP Joe Martinez, according to various reports....
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Acquire Javier Lopez: 2:43pm: Lopez goes to the Giants for Joe Martinez, according to a CSN report passed along in this Andrew Baggarly tweet. 2:34pm:...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Javier Lopez acquired from Pittsburgh: The San Francisco Giants have acquired RP Javier Lopez from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for P Joe Martinez, according to...[+] CSNBayArea.com.
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Joe Martinez acquired from San Francisco: The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired P Joe Martinez from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for RP Javier Lopez, according to...[+] CSNBayArea.com.
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Giants In Talks For Kelly Johnson: The Giants are in talks for Diamondbacks second baseman Kelly Johnson, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  He says the Giants...
• 7/28 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Step Up Pursuit Of Jorge Cantu: The Giants have stepped up their pursuit of Marlins corner infielder Jorge Cantu, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  They may...
• 7/28 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (7/19): The Return of Armando Galarraga: Looking for an example of epic failure? Well, you don’t need to look any further than my decision to restart of Roster Moves...
• 7/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez recalledThe San Francisco Giants have recalled P Joe Martinez from Triple-A Fresno, according to The Sports Network. ...[+] The San Francisco Giants have recalled P Joe Martinez from Triple-A Fresno, according to The Sports Network.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez sent to Fresno: San Francisco Giants SP Joe Martinez was optioned back to Triple-A Fresno Monday, July 19, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez recalledThe San Francisco Giants recalled P Joe Martinez from Triple-A Fresno Friday, July 9, according to The Sports Network. ...[+] The San Francisco Giants recalled P Joe Martinez from Triple-A Fresno Friday, July 9, according to The Sports Network.

• 6/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez sent downThe San Francisco Giants have optioned P Joe Martinez to Triple-A Fresno, according to MLB.com's Cash Kruth. ...[+] The San Francisco Giants have optioned P Joe Martinez to Triple-A Fresno, according to MLB.com's Cash Kruth.
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Atkins, Zambrano, Astros, Matthews Jr.: Links for Friday night, as the Blue Jays host Roy Halladay and the Phillies... in Philadelphia.... Garrett Atkins tells...
• 6/25 The Crazy Crabbers: Giants and Red Sox Series Preview: The Giants return home to face the streaking Red Sox after a disappointing road trip. The Red Sox who started off the season slow...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Madison Bumgarner could start Saturday: San Francisco Giants SP Madison Bumgarner is an option to start against the Boston Red Sox Saturday, June 26, if P Joe Martinez...[+] is needed out of the bullpen this week, according to The Mercury News' Andrew Baggarly.
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez set to start SaturdaySan Francisco Giants RP Joe Martinez will make a start Saturday, June 26, according to The Associated Press....[+] San Francisco Giants RP Joe Martinez will make a start Saturday, June 26, according to The Associated Press.
• 6/17 The Crazy Crabbers: The Giants get the Sweep, Prepare for the Orioles: Giants 6 and A's 2:With the win last night the Giants ensured that the A's left town feeling the same way the Giants did a few...
• 6/17 The Crazy Crabbers: The offense goes off for 10 runs behind Sanchez: Giants 10 and Orioles 2:Jonathan Sanchez was efficient which is great to see, he had all of his pitches working and was able to...
• 6/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez pitching out of pen : San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said P Joe Martinez, who made a spot start Tuesday, June 15, will be available to pitch...[+] out of the bullpen in the next few days, according to MLB.com's Cash Kruth.
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez to start Tuesday: San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy said P Joe Martinez will start against the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, June 15, unless...[+] he is needed in the bullpen for the game Sunday, June 13, or Monday, June 14, according to Jeff Fletcher of AOL Fanhouse. SP Madison Bumgarner will not be recalled from Triple-A Fresno to make the start because Martinez is already on the 25-man roster and pitching well.
• 6/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez recalled from Triple-A: The San Francisco Giants have recalled P Joe Martinez from Triple-A Fresno, according to MLB.com's Cash Kruth. He is expected...[+] to pitch out of the bullpen.
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Giants | Joe Martinez, Madison Bumgarner could start Tuesday: San Francisco Giants Ps Joe Martinez and Madison Bumgarner are both candidates for the start Tuesday, June 15, if SP Todd Wellemeyer...[+] (thigh) goes on the disabled list, according to The Mercury News' Andrew Baggarly.