When the Cubs dealt for Leonys Martin just before the Aug. 31 waiver trade deadline, not one scouting report mentioned he was an outfielder AND emergency reliever.
Martin made his Cubs debut in a blowout loss to the Pirates on Monday, and to the surprise of fans and probably Martin himself, it came on the mound.
Not wanting to use another bullpen arm in a game that the Cubs were almost certainly going to drop, Joe Maddon did a Joe Maddon thing and brought in Martin. It did not go very well.
Martin retired two hitters, but he also served up a two-run bomb to David Freese. His career ERA is now 27.00.
To his credit, Martin appeared to be having a lot of fun out there. Maybe Maddon should leave the outfielder-reliever combo to Travis Wood, though: