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Nolan Martinez
Born: 06/30/1998 (Age: 20) |
| Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 2" |
Weight: 165 |
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first base side of the rubber, FWU, controlled, balanced, separates glove ahead of rubber, late at footstrike, present hip-shoulder separation which could lend a hand in increasing velocity, average arm speed, three-quarters release point, solid finish, good direction, repeats; low effort; composed, calm and focused demeanor.
Projectable XL Frame, thin shoulders to which he hangs up his jersey on, more muscle should do him well; about 6-foot-1, 170-pound. |
| Javier A Barragan |
| 07/05/2018 |
| Staten Island Yankees (Short Season, Yankees) |
| 7/3/18 |
| 50 |
| 2021 |
| Yes |
| FB |
50 |
90 |
91 |
Riser, pitches up in the zone, occasional bat-misser there, fly ball pitch; occasional slight tail.
88-91 |
| SL |
50 |
81 |
82 |
11-5 shape, solid depth and bite, generates a few swing-and-misses and chases, thrown to both LHH and RHH for put-away; trusted secondary early and throughout.
79-82 |
| CH |
40 |
84 |
86 |
Solid fade; fair bite; a tad more consistency in shape, pitch-to-pitch, will accentuate his other pitches disproportionately across the board; can get too firm losing distinction from fringy fastball; a put-away pitch to LHH and timing-disrupter (a.k.a. ground ball inducer) for RHH; chance for 50.
84-86 |
| CB |
40 |
78 |
79 |
11-6, large depth, maintains identical motion despite hump out of hand, mainly used to steal strikes and provide a different look, solid feel for.
76-79 |
| CONTROL |
60 |
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threw strikes, hit the zone, repeated delivery, was able to place his pitches, both the hard and slow stuff, in and out of the zone. |
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Composed and quiet throughout, Martinez, newly 20, will not excite you at first; however, as the game progresses, his aptitude for pitching and placing will reveal itself, showing a major-league quality sixth starter. He understands what he needs to do to navigate a line-up - fastballs up, change-up in fastball counts, round curveballs for first-pitch strikes, alternate sliders and change-ups to put away righties and lefties - never relying too much on one single-faceted strategy.
Though one can gloss over it now, improved shape consistency, pitch-to-pitch, in the slider, curveball, and changeup - and especially the changeup - will command more respect from hitters, underscoring four viable pitches, and a small bump in his future role.
While his arm-related injuries have plagued him since draft day, Martinez is, at best, a fifth-starter, and will likely become a spot-starter/long-reliever on a Championship-caliber Major-League team.
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