Clearly Martin is a superior pitcher to Jaime. It was top of the 6th with 2 outs and a runner on first base. Would you rather have Martin for 1 batter and then Jaime to get thru an entire inning or Jaime for one batter and Martin to get through an entire inning? I would go superior pitcher for 3 outs instead of 1.
Or, you could always double switch and bring someone in for Jace or Markakis; preferably Gosselin for Jace and have Martin get 4 batters out.
Fredi essentially just cries about the hand that is dealt to him (no Johnson or Avilan) instead of intelligently figuring out a way to manage the bullpen using the best arms that he has at his disposal. It's like he's incapable of thinking more than a batter ahead or thinking outside of the box.
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