Toronto Blue Jays acquire Robinson Pina from Miami Marlins
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins are finalizing a trade that'll send right-hander Robinson Pina from Miami to Toronto for minor league pitcher Colby Martin, reports Christina De Nicola of MLB.com.
As Christina De Nicola reported, Blue Jays acquiring righty Robinson Pina from the Marlins for minor-league righty Colby Martin, per source. Blue Jays see Robinson, who is expected to head to Buffalo, as additional pitching depth and another bulk/relief option.
The Marlins had designated Pina for assignment over the weekend. Toronto has an opening on the 40-man roster for now but will reinstate Max Scherzer from the 60-day injured list today, so they'll need to open one roster spot.
It has been a quick turnaround for Pina, who was just selected onto Miami's 40-man roster last Thursday.
He made his big league debut a day later, tossing one inning of relief in a 6-2 win over the Braves.
He gave up a home run to Austin Riley while retiring Alex Verdugo, Matt Olson and Marcell Ozuna.
Miami designated him for assignment the next day and brought up lefty Josh Simpson as a fresh arm.
Pina, 26, was in his first season in the Miami organization. He'd previously spent time in the Angels and Phillies systems before joining the Fish on an offseason minor league contract.
Pina has worked out of the rotation at Triple-A Jacksonville, turning in a 3.47 ERA across 57 innings.
He has recorded a league average 22.2% strikeout rate against a solid 6.2% walk percentage.
He averages around 93 MPH with both his four-seam and sinker and also features a slider and splitter.
He has a full slate of options remaining and can bounce between Toronto and Triple-A Buffalo.
Martin is a 24-year-old reliever who was just promoted to High-A last week. He only has one appearance at that level.
The 5'11» righty posted a 1.61 ERA while striking out a third of opponents against generally younger competition in Low-A.
Toronto's 16th-round pick last summer out of Southeastern University, Martin is a recent pitching convert after spending his first two collegiate seasons as an infielder.
He has very little control right now (16% walk rate), as one would expect for a new pitcher. The Marlins are evidently intrigued enough by the stuff to take a flier.
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