Luis Martinez

Luis Martinez...signed with MIL as a 16-year-old on October 12, 1996...has one son: Luis.

2004

Claimed off waivers by STL during Spring Training...pitched at 2 highest levels of STL's chain before being acquired by COL as one of 2 players to be named on August 11 to complete an August 6 trade (COL dealt Larry Walker to STL in exchange for RHP Jason Burch and 2 players to be named)...the other PLTN was LHP Chris Narveson ...finished the season with Colorado Springs of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

2003

Split time between Double A Huntsville and Triple A Indianapolis before getting called up to Milwaukee . . . earned the Robin Yount Performance Award as the Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year . . . posted an 8-5 record and a 2.58 ERA in 20 starts at Huntsville . . . pitched 21 consecutive scoreless frames to start the season at Huntsville before giving up an unearned run on April 21 vs Birmingham . . . named Southern League Pitcher of the Week, April 11 - 17 (2-0, 0.00 ERA) . . . issued four walks and struck out 14 in two starts spanning 12.0 innings . . . named the Brewers Pitcher of the Month in April posting a sterling 0.31 ERA . . . opponents hit just .134 against him and he struck out 38 batters in 29.0 innings . . . pitched complete game June 2 vs Mobile allowing three unearned runs on six hits and three walks striking out seven . . . named to the Southern League All-Star game . . . pitched an inning allowing a run on two hits while striking out two . . . won three straight decisions June 13 - July 4 . . . promoted to Indianapolis and made his Triple A debut on July 24 at Richmond . . . recorded a 4-0 mark alongside a 0.99 ERA with the Tribe highlighted by a 28.1 scoreless inning streak July 24 - August 15 . . . pitched season-high 8.0 innings on August 3 vs Durham . . . recalled on September 1 . . . made Major League debut on September 3 vs Cincinnati . . . struck out Wily Mo Pena for his first Major League strikeout . . . pitched career-best 5.0 innings September 10 vs Houston . . . struck out career-best four on September 16 at St. Louis . . . was 0-3 with a 9.92 ERA in four starts with the Brewers.

2002

Spent his first full season at Double A posting an 8-8 mark along with a 5.20 ERA in 29 appearances, 18 starts, at Huntsville ... came out on the losing end of each of his first three decisions - all games he started ... snapped streak picking up his first victory on May 13 vs West Tennessee ... would win six straight decisions May 13 - July 16 picking up his first save in the process ... followed six-game win streak by losing five straight starts July 27 - August 18 ... struck out season-high nine August 18 at Greenville ... won his final two starts of the season.

2001

Went 9-9 with a 5.31 ERA for Class A High Desert and Double A Huntsville, spending the majority of the season in High Desert . . . tied for third in organization with 134 strikeouts . . . was promoted to Huntsville in mid-May and used exclusively in relief after the promotion . . . returned to High Desert in mid-June . . . pitched in High Desert's rotation all season long fanning season-high 11 hitters over 6.2 innings in win over Rancho Cucamonga on August 7 which marked the beginning of a season-best three-game winning streak.

2000

Went 5-7 with a 3.79 ERA in 28 games, covering 13 starts, for Class A Beloit . . . yielded just three hits over seven innings in 4-0 win at Michigan July 18, beginning a span of three wins in four stars.

1999

Went 0-7 with a 6.97 ERA in 15 games, seven starts, for Rookie Ogden in the Pioneer League . . . struck out season-high six batters on two occasions, last of which was in final outing of season on September 1 . . . fourth in the league in losses . . . ranked third in average against as a reliever (.197).

1998

Went 0-9 with a 10.13 ERA for Rookie Helena of the Pioneer League . . . struck out 47 batters in 48 innings in 17 appearances, 10 of which were starts . . . second in the league in walks . . . led the circuit in losses.

1997

Went 0-2 with a 12.96 ERA in 11 games, two starts, in the Rookie Arizona League . . . struck out 17 batters in as many innings.