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Phillies Select IF Michael Martinez in Rule 5 Draft

The Phillies have selected IF Michael Martinez in the Major League portion of today's Rule 5 draft. Martinez had previously played with Syracuse, the Nationals' AAA team.

No Phillies Prospects were taken in the Major League portion.

Martinez hit .272/.312/.408 in over 500 plate appearances between AA Harrisburg and AAA Syracuse last season. Currently he is hitting .270/.312/.340 in the Dominican League. He saw playing time in all of the outfield positions and all of the infield positions except for first base. The bulk of his playing time was at second base in Harrisburg and shortstop and center field in Syracuse.