J.D. Martinez
36-Year-Old
New York Mets AAA
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
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R
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SB
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Coming off an uncharacteristic 16-homer, 62-RBI campaign in 2022, Martinez inked a one-year, $10 million pact with the Dodgers last season and clubbed 33 home runs and tallied 103 RBI despite playing in 26 fewer games. A .301 ISO was his best since 2017 and a 54.8 percent hard-hit rate was the highest of his career, though he also had a career-worst 31.4 percent strikeout rate. It's the first time his strikeout rate has even come close to 30 percent, so it may be nothing to worry about since he also made consistent hard contact. A reproduction of the elite counting stats in 2024 would be optimistic in Martinez's age-36 season, but he should again be a heavily productive bat that's only really limited by his DH-only status. Read Past Outlooks
Optioned in advance of Opening Day
The Mets optioned Martinez to Triple-A Syracuse on Monday.
ANALYSIS
Since Martinez didn't sign with the Mets until last week, he didn't have sufficient time to complete his hitting progression in spring training, so he'll be left off the 26-man active roster ahead of Friday's season opener versus the Brewers. The Mets haven't indicated if Martinez will immediately report to Syracuse for the start of its season Friday, or if he'll continue to see live at-bats at the Mets' spring training facility in Florida. Either way, Martinez will join the Mets and serve as their everyday designated hitter once he spends around 10 days in the minors compiling at-bats, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
Since Martinez didn't sign with the Mets until last week, he didn't have sufficient time to complete his hitting progression in spring training, so he'll be left off the 26-man active roster ahead of Friday's season opener versus the Brewers. The Mets haven't indicated if Martinez will immediately report to Syracuse for the start of its season Friday, or if he'll continue to see live at-bats at the Mets' spring training facility in Florida. Either way, Martinez will join the Mets and serve as their everyday designated hitter once he spends around 10 days in the minors compiling at-bats, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+21%
OPS vs LHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .962 | 271 | 14 | 46 | .297 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .794 | 801 | 35 | 119 | .265 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .924 | 134 | 9 | 27 | .274 | ||||
2023vs Right | .880 | 343 | 24 | 76 | .270 | ||||
2022vs Left | .998 | 137 | 5 | 19 | .319 | ||||
2022vs Right | .729 | 458 | 11 | 43 | .261 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+5%
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Since 2022Home | .814 | 538 | 26 | 83 | .264 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .857 | 534 | 23 | 82 | .281 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2023Home | .864 | 230 | 17 | 47 | .244 | ||||
2023Away | .919 | 247 | 16 | 56 | .295 | ||||
2022Home | .778 | 308 | 9 | 36 | .279 | ||||
2022Away | .802 | 287 | 7 | 26 | .269 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does J.D. 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
0.23BB Rate
7.1%K Rate
31.2%BABIP
.324ISO
.301AVG
.271OBP
.321SLG
.572OPS
.893wOBA
.378Exit Velocity
93.4 mphHard Hit Rate
48.3%Barrels/PA
10.4%Expected BA
.271Expected SLG
.553Sprint Speed
22.3 ft/secGround Ball %
36.0%Line Drive %
22.3%Fly Ball %
41.8%Advanced Batting Stats
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Fit with Halos?
Jon Heyman of the New York Post listed the Angels as a potential landing spot for Martinez.
ANALYSIS
The Angels haven't significantly addressed their lineup since losing Shohei Ohtani, and Martinez is coming off a resurgent campaign that saw him hit 33 home runs. Mike Trout hasn't been quiet in his quest to get the Angels to bring aboard more talent and seemingly referenced Martinez when he said, "there's guys out there [on the market] who hit 30 home runs." Martinez has received interest from a number of teams during the offseason but hasn't appeared super close to signing anywhere, and his availability for the start of the season becomes more and more questionable with just over a week remaining before Opening Day.
The Angels haven't significantly addressed their lineup since losing Shohei Ohtani, and Martinez is coming off a resurgent campaign that saw him hit 33 home runs. Mike Trout hasn't been quiet in his quest to get the Angels to bring aboard more talent and seemingly referenced Martinez when he said, "there's guys out there [on the market] who hit 30 home runs." Martinez has received interest from a number of teams during the offseason but hasn't appeared super close to signing anywhere, and his availability for the start of the season becomes more and more questionable with just over a week remaining before Opening Day.
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Reports of Martinez's demise may have been exaggerated. His 2022 season was a bit of a disappointment, though he was an American League All-Star for the fifth time in his career. Martinez managed only 16 homers across 596 plate appearances for the season, including only one in a 38-game span from July 11 to Aug. 30. Once one of the game's most feared sluggers after some well-documented swing and approach changes, Martinez is no longer that, but the power is not completely gone as evidenced by his career-high 43 doubles in 2022. He endured some tough HR/FB luck in the middle of the season and should be expected to rebound in 2023 -- just not to 2017-19 levels. The Red Sox declined to extend Martinez the qualifying offer, but he was scooped up by the Dodgers, and the better surrounding lineup could help his counting stats.
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Won't open season with Mets
Martinez will spend at least 10 days preparing to join the Mets after the season begins, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Could consent to being optioned
Martinez could consent to being optioned to Triple-A Syracuse until the Mets decide he's ready to take over as their everyday designated hitter, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
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Joins Mets on one-year deal
Martinez signed a one-year deal worth $12 million with the Mets on Thursday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Talking to Mets
The Mets are among the teams discussing a contract with Martinez, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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No fit in San Francisco
Martinez was being pursued by the Giants before the club signed Jorge Soler in mid-February, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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