Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports says the Los Angeles Dodgers will soon have to face a major decision on catcher Russell Martin. Martin is currently making $5.05 million and his salary will continue to rise in his final two years of arbitration. Rosenthal wonders if the Dodgers will pay $6 million or more for their backstop whose stats are slowly going down.

Rosenthal points out that Martin’s OPS dropped from .843 to .781 to .680 from 2007 to 2009. It’s currently at .680 this season.

The Dodgers are not currently shopping Martin, but they would consider moving him in the right deal. If Martin’s stats continue to go down, the Dodgers may trade him before the July 31st deadline.