Walker Martin
SS
12-28-22 - 2023 MLB Draft – Top 50 High School Prospects
https://www.prospects1500.com/general/2023-mlb-draft-top-50-high-school-prospects/
23. Walker Martin, SS, Eaton HS (CO) – The best word to describe Martin’s game is “smooth”. He has smooth mechanics in the field and his left handed swing is as smooth as there is in the class. On top of that, he has some of the best bat speed and finds barrels. The ball leaves the bat on a line the majority of the time and, while there may be average home run power in the profile, the extra base hit potential is well above average. He has started to show the fact he can drive the ball to all fields with a couple solid opo doubles at the PG National and could be one of the better Colorado prep position players ever selected.
12-6-22 - 2023 MLB DRAFT - MOCK DRAFT 2.0 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft-n78w7-st9r4-wa35p-2n5ls-8addg-ed27s?s=03 -
29. Seattle Mariners
Walker Martin, SS, Eaton
The Mariners have gone high school heavy in recent seasons and it’s another solid year to do-so in the latter half of the first round. Martin is a bit of a hidden gem being tucked away in Colorado, but the 6-foot-3-inch shortstop displays an impressive hit tool with lightning quick hands and considerable pull-side power. He’s got more than enough arm to stick at shortstop as well. There’s a bit of Chase Utley in his game.
11-10-22 - 2023 MLB Draft: Gut Feel Guys
https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=21408&s=03
Walker Martin, SS, Eaton (Colo.)
Current Draft Board Rank: 53
Not a ton of draft prospects come out of the state of Colorado, but Martin may be one of the more exciting ones in recent history. The Arkansas commit possesses advanced bat speed that results in impressive exit velocity numbers. The power has shown up against quality arms already and will only continue to get better. Martin has shown enough athleticism to provide value on the dirt defensively. He will be an intriguing name to watch that should continue to climb up boards come spring time.
-Tyler Henninger
10-19-22 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/1/15/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-fx4td?s=03 -
58 SS
Walker Martin
Eaton
Martin is a super-athletic, tooled-up, top-of-the-class performer with a lefty bat and a feel for the barrel. There's a lot of projection here, but the tools are already showing out in a loud way with top-of-the-class bat speed and a proficiency for exit velocities. Evaluators believe this will be at least above average raw power at its peak. Martin is a good athlete, though it doesn't specifically show up in his solid average run times. He moves well around the ball and has twitchiness in his game that should lend well toward him staying on the dirt. He's also among the better athletic testers in the class, suggesting there's more exciting development in front of him so long as the body doesn't grow out of its present explosivity.
9-9-22 - 2023 OVERALL RANKINGS UPDATE
https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/PBR/2023-Overall-Rankings-Update-7531924608?s=03
WALKER MARTIN SS / 3B / EATON , CO / 2023
Rankings STATERANK: 1 / POS: 1 OVERALLRANK: 33 / POS: 11
A year after exploding at the PBR Future Games where he showcased one of the sweetest, purest strokes at the event, Martin appeared to have elevated his game to another level. Still oozing projection with a 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame that is already impressive, the left-handed hitter provided a glimpse at an impressive hit-tool against some of the top arms in the class. If that wasn’t enough, the Arkansas recruit demonstrated big power potential that is likely to be developed considerably in coming years.
All the 2023 Draft Prospects in the Mack’s Mets database can be viewed by going to www.macksmets.blogspot.com and clicking on 2023 DRAFT PROSPECT DATABASE found on the top, left of the front page of the site.
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