J.P. Martinez
28-Year-Old
Atlanta Braves AAA
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martinez had his best season in the minors last year, posting career-highs across the board on the way to a .963 OPS while stealing 41 bags at three stops, mostly for Triple-A Round Rock. In August, with the Rangers in a playoff hunt and looking for potentially impactful bats off the bench, the club promoted Martinez on the same day it designated Bubba Thompson for assignment. He made a splash early on, reaching base safely in 10 of his first 22 plate appearances, then went one for his final 21 at-bats before heading back to the minors. His ability to draw a walk (16.0 BB%), make noise on the bases and occasional pop (14 HRs in 77 games) makes him intriguing -- especially since he cut down on strikeouts in 2023. Travis Jankowski and Robbie Grossman left for free agency, opening a role as a fourth (or fifth) outfielder for Martinez, but there's no cracking the starting core of Evan Carter, Leody Taveras and Adolis Garica, left to right, and top prospect Wyatt Langford is a more big-league ready bat than Martinez already. Read Past Outlooks
Sent down to minors
Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett by Atlanta on Friday.
ANALYSIS
He had a chance to win a backup outfielder job, but that role now figures to fall to Forrest Wall. Martinez was acquired via trade from the Rangers over the offseason and will provide outfield depth at Gwinnett to start the season.
He had a chance to win a backup outfielder job, but that role now figures to fall to Forrest Wall. Martinez was acquired via trade from the Rangers over the offseason and will provide outfield depth at Gwinnett to start the season.
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2023
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+43%
OPS vs RHP
2024
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .417 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .596 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .417 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||||
2023vs Right | .596 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+86%
OPS on Road
2024
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .408 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .759 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .263 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .408 | 23 | 0 | 2 | .190 | ||||
2023Away | .759 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .263 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does J.P. Martinez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.13BB Rate
4.5%K Rate
36.4%BABIP
.320ISO
.100AVG
.225OBP
.250SLG
.325OPS
.575wOBA
.250Exit Velocity
86.1 mphHard Hit Rate
26.9%Barrels/PA
2.3%Expected BA
.184Expected SLG
.300Sprint Speed
26.2 ft/secGround Ball %
34.6%Line Drive %
19.2%Fly Ball %
46.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Chance for MLB debut?
Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News speculates Martinez could be in the mix for a promotion after Josh Jung suffered a broken thumb Sunday.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old outfielder wouldn't be a direct replacement for Jung at third base, but the versatility of Ezequiel Duran and Josh Smith could allow the Rangers to bolster their depth elsewhere. Martinez has 12 homers and 33 stolen bases with a .993 OPS at Triple-A Round Rock this season, though any major-league at-bats are likely to be infrequent if he is called up given the current good health of Texas' outfield.
The 27-year-old outfielder wouldn't be a direct replacement for Jung at third base, but the versatility of Ezequiel Duran and Josh Smith could allow the Rangers to bolster their depth elsewhere. Martinez has 12 homers and 33 stolen bases with a .993 OPS at Triple-A Round Rock this season, though any major-league at-bats are likely to be infrequent if he is called up given the current good health of Texas' outfield.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2019
2018
When Martinez agreed to his contract with the Rangers, the prevailing belief was that he'd be assigned to either High-A or Double-A out of the chute after impressing as a teenager in the Cuban National Series. Martinez played about a week in the Dominican Summer League and then spent the rest of the season at Low-A ball. The numbers look good at a glance, with Martinez posting a 121 wRC+, eight homers and 11 stolen bases in 60 games, but they weren't all that impressive when considering age versus level. The fact that he struck out 25.3% of the time at Low-A as a 22-year-old raises real concerns about his ability to hit upper-level pitching. Martinez went on to fare well in the Arizona Fall League, though the caliber of the pitching in this year's AFL was pretty low. There's some upside here, but he has to make enough contact for the other tools to shine through, and we haven't seen enough yet to suggest the odds of him doing so are particularly good.
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Traded to Atlanta
Atlanta acquired Martinez from the Rangers on Friday in exchange for Tyler Owens.
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Sent to Triple-A
Martinez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
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Sitting again Wednesday
Martinez is out of the lineup again Wednesday versus the Mets.
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Knocks first homer
Martinez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-6 extra-innings loss to the Twins.
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Held out of starting lineup
Martinez did not start Wednesday for the first time in six games. He singled as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of a 2-0 loss to the Angels.
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