{"id":688153,"date":"2026-05-02T05:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/688153\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:42:16","slug":"nick-martini-jacob-barnes-sign-with-mexican-league-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/688153\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Martini, Jacob Barnes Sign With Mexican League Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of players who were in the big leagues last season signed with Mexican League teams. Reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/barneja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jacob Barnes<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlgodonerosUL\/status\/2049997004961370452\" rel=\"nofollow\">joined<\/a> the Algodoneros de Uni\u00f3n Laguna yesterday, while outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martini02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Martini<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LosPiratasMx\/status\/2050350690560622781\" rel=\"nofollow\">signed<\/a> with the Piratas de Campeche tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes, who recently turned 36, has made 334 career appearances while pitching in the big leagues in 10 straight years. The righty was in the Opening Day bullpen for the eventual American League champion Blue Jays last year. Barnes made six early-season appearances, allowing nine runs (eight earned) through eight innings. The Jays outrighted him off the 40-man roster in late April, bringing him back on a minor league contract.<\/p>\n<p>That didn\u2019t go well, as Barnes allowed nearly seven earned runs per nine over 25 Triple-A innings. Toronto released him in August. Barnes has a mid-90s fastball and was a serviceable middle reliever for the Nationals in 2024, when he worked to a 4.36 ERA across 66 innings. He\u2019ll be teammates with swingman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ramirer02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Erasmo Ram\u00edrez<\/a> and infielder\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riverem01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-05-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emmanuel Rivera<\/a>, each of whom also logged MLB time last season and signed with the Algodoneros in the middle of April.<\/p>\n<p>Martini, a lefty-hitting outfielder, played in 43 games for the Rockies last season. He was on the MLB roster for the first two months. Martini hit .225\/.288\/.294 over 111 plate appearances and was designated for assignment at the end of May. He landed with the A\u2019s on a minor league deal, hitting .259\/.383\/.434 over four months at Triple-A Las Vegas without getting another MLB opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran of parts of six seasons, Martini has shown strong on-base skills throughout his minor league career. He doesn\u2019t have much defensive value, but his career .248\/.328\/.382 slash at the MLB level isn\u2019t far below average. He\u2019s a .290\/.397\/.451 hitter in nearly 3000 Triple-A plate appearances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A pair of players who were in the big leagues last season signed with Mexican League teams. 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