Kevin
Martinez

5-foot-10, 195-pounds. Martinez, an All MWAC Honorable Mention as a two-way, returns a .306 average in 160 at-bats with 12 doubles, 37 RBIs, 33 runs scored and seven stolen bases. He also brings back 72.1 innings on the mound in which he struck out 76 against only 23 walks. The right-handed hitter has an intentful stroke that worked on the barrel with a max EV of 100 mph and a max distance of 377’, consistently using the big part of the field. Steady defender on the infield with some feel for the position, strong arm across with carry (T88 mph). On the mound, Martinez worked his fastball up to 89 mph, sitting mostly 87-88 mph with carry through the zone. To pair off the four-seam he also featured a hard running two-seam with late life, 83-85 mph. He showed a knack to spin the curveball, playing over 2,500 rpm at times with sharp 11/5 shape and depth, showing feel around and under the zone, 69-72 mph. Slider was firm in the 77-80 mph range with a short wrinkle. To finish off his arsenal he went to a changeup in the 78-80 mph range with big arm-side run (T16.8” HM), thrown with intent.