J.P. Martinez
28-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.200
HR
0
RBI
0
R
2
SB
1
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
Outrighted to Triple-A
Martinez cleared waivers Wednesday and was sent outright to Triple-A Gwinnett.
ANALYSIS
Atlanta pushed Martinez off its 40-man roster Monday in order to clear a spot for Eddie Rosario, and he'll officially remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 28-year-old has slashed .241/.332/.357 with 15 RBI across 257 plate appearances with the Stripers.
Atlanta pushed Martinez off its 40-man roster Monday in order to clear a spot for Eddie Rosario, and he'll officially remain in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 28-year-old has slashed .241/.332/.357 with 15 RBI across 257 plate appearances with the Stripers.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+38%
OPS vs RHP
2024
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .417 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||||
| Since 2022vs Right | .576 | 48 | 1 | 1 | .217 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .500 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||||
| 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
+79%
OPS on Road
2024
+50%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | .407 | 28 | 0 | 2 | .192 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | .728 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||||
| 2024Home | .400 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||||
| 2024Away | .600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||||
| 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
0.00BB Rate
0.0%K Rate
40.0%BABIP
.333ISO
.100AVG
.200OBP
.200SLG
.300OPS
.500wOBA
.216Exit Velocity
83.7 mphHard Hit Rate
16.7%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.101Expected SLG
.117Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/secGround Ball %
66.7%Line Drive %
16.7%Fly Ball %
16.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Moved off 40-man roster
Atlanta designated Martinez for assignment Monday.
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Set to lose 40-man roster spot
Atlanta is expected to designate Martinez for assignment Monday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
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Sent back to minors
Atlanta optioned Martinez to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday.
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Making first start of season
Martinez is batting ninth and playing right field Friday against the Nationals.
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Joins big-league roster
Atlanta recalled Martinez from Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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Bumped down depth chart?
Martinez may have been pushed further down Atlanta's outfield depth chart after the club signed Brian Anderson on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Anderson has primarily worked at third base during his big-league career but also has 229 appearances in the outfield. Martinez was called up last week after Ronald Acuna was lost for the season with a torn ACL, but he's appeared in just one game as a pinch runner. It appears Martinez will retain his place on the MLB roster for now, but he likely doesn't have much security.
Anderson has primarily worked at third base during his big-league career but also has 229 appearances in the outfield. Martinez was called up last week after Ronald Acuna was lost for the season with a torn ACL, but he's appeared in just one game as a pinch runner. It appears Martinez will retain his place on the MLB roster for now, but he likely doesn't have much security.