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From Rotoworld’s TOP 10 list this month:
1. Fernando Martinez - OF - DOB: 10/10/88 - ETA: June 2010
.462/.500/.692, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2/0 K/BB, 0 SB in 13 AB (R GCL Mets) .287/.340/.432, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 73/27 K/BB, 6 SB in 352 AB (AA Binghamton)
Three seasons into his pro career, Martinez has just 22 homers and a pedestrian .281/.338/.429 batting line to his credit. Still, he didn't turn 20 until after 2008 and the Mets had to be excited to see him hit .318 with seven homers in 154 at-bats over the winter, even if he did go down with a strained elbow in the Caribbean World Series. Martinez no longer has much chance of developing into a superstar, but he'll be a 25-homer guy in time and he'll likely hit for solid averages. A center fielder in the minors, he'd be as a corner outfielder in the majors even if he didn't have Carlos Beltran in front of him. After spending the last two seasons in Double-A, he's due to move up to Triple-A this season. It's possible that he'll need two years at the level, but since the Mets aren't committed to their current options in the corners beyond this season -- even if Daniel Murphy does prove to be real, he might be more valuable as Carlos Delgado's replacement at first base -- it's possible that he'll be a regular in 2010.
3 comments:
Are we really getting that excited over "just" at 25hr guy?
actually Jeff, I never have... in this case, I'm just passing on what Rotoworld said... I have him as the 5th top Mets prospect, and frankly, wish the Mets had kept Carolos Gomez and packaged F-Mart in that deal
Mack
F-Mart is still the best 20 year-old hitter in the world.
Unless you know of a better one?
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