With Dodgers manager Grady Little declaring Dioner Navarro's chances of being ready on Opening Day long, Russ Martin becomes a decent $1 or $2 draftee.
The NL catchers situation is at its nadir right now, but Martin is part of the upswing begun last season. His OBP should assure an opportunity.
Grabbing him in a minor league draft is good, but drafting him for less than the farm player price is better. He will be cheaper, but more important, you can use the pick that would have been spent on Martin on another minor leaguer.
With only Sandy Alomar impeding a full-time gig until Navarro is ready, an injury to Alomar, or ineffectiveness, in the first couple weeks could mean Martin sticks and splits time with Navarro this year.
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