Fernando Martinez waived by Mets

by kyuss94 on Jan 9, 2026 10:54 PM EST

Via Rotoworld- According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com, the Mets have placed former top prospect Fernando Martinez on waivers.

Wow. I know that his development has stalled but he's only 23 years old and there's plenty of untapped potential here I think, I have to think that he'll get claimed by a number of teams. Anyone else as surprised by this as I am? As an Astros fan, I would love to see them take a stab at F-Mart and see if he can work into a platoon with the late-blooming Brian Bogusevic in right field.

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by 2883 on Jan 9, 2026 11:32 PM EST reply actions

Knees are a problem...

He’s suffered numerous knee injuries, to the point that he is doubtful to play the OF more than a couple of years, and should be relegated to LF for range purposes. He might still have a decent stick, but he needs to be a DH part-time to save his knees.

by dbreer23 on Jan 9, 2026 11:54 PM EST reply actions

very well might be true

but regardless, i was very surprised the mets just flat out dropped him. he could be a nice reclamation project for the astros, he could play in AAA or be a platoon guy in the bigs this year, and then become a part time corner outfielder/DH in 2013 with the move to the AL.

by kyuss94 on Jan 10, 2026 12:31 AM EST up reply actions

This does not make sense to me

The Mets are not a contending team with a lot of depth, they are not a team with a loaded system that has too many on the 40 man roster.

While it’s fair to believe FMart will be a bust any GM adept at roster management, especially for a non contending team, would find a way to keep him.

by pedrophile on Jan 10, 2026 10:01 AM EST reply actions

Or keep him over Scott Hairston, at least

by dbreer23 on Jan 10, 2026 10:55 AM EST up reply actions

Unless that GM knows better than any of us just how shot Fernando's knees are.

by psiogen on Jan 10, 2026 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly

by nixa37 on Jan 10, 2026 11:11 PM EST up reply actions

Twins

If his knees aren’t totally shot, Twins might make a good home. Doumit might get the majority of the DH ABs, but if F-Mart has anything left, he could DH and play a corner OF position as a backup. Probably better than Rene Tosoni and comparable to Plouffe (which I guess is a reason they may not…)

by purppride1 on Jan 10, 2026 1:27 PM EST reply actions