Austin Martin
25-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.242
HR
0
RBI
3
R
6
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martin didn't make his Triple-A debut until July 3 after missing the first three months of the season while recovering from a UCL sprain in his elbow. He put up a decent .791 OPS with six homers and 16 steals over 59 games for Triple-A St. Paul. A key part of the 2021 Jose Berrios trade with Toronto, Martin was regarded as a top prospect as the fifth overall pick in 2020. He hasn't lived up to that hype given his injuries and lack of power (.142 ISO at Triple-A). He does display strong command of the strike zone with low strikeout and strong walk rates. He's seen as potential option in center field but isn't seen having the glove to stick at second base. He could emerge as a center field option should the Twins need depth given Byron Buxton's injury history. However, Martin may need to prove himself at Triple-A. Read Past Outlooks
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Back in lineup Wednesday
Martin will start in center field and bat seventh in Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
ANALYSIS
Martin saw his streak of eight consecutive starts come to an end in Tuesday's 11-3 loss to the Orioles, but he'll be back in the lineup for the series finale in Baltimore and will be flanked in the outfield by Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff while Byron Buxton serves as the team's designated hitter. Buxton should continue to start in center field more often than not, but Martin could continue to hold an edge in playing time in left field over Larnach, who was called up from Triple-A St. Paul earlier this week. Martin will take a four-game hitting streak into Wednesday's contest.
Martin saw his streak of eight consecutive starts come to an end in Tuesday's 11-3 loss to the Orioles, but he'll be back in the lineup for the series finale in Baltimore and will be flanked in the outfield by Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff while Byron Buxton serves as the team's designated hitter. Buxton should continue to start in center field more often than not, but Martin could continue to hold an edge in playing time in left field over Larnach, who was called up from Triple-A St. Paul earlier this week. Martin will take a four-game hitting streak into Wednesday's contest.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+145%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+145%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .311 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .763 | 26 | 0 | 3 | .292 | ||||
2024vs Left | .311 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||||
2024vs Right | .763 | 26 | 0 | 3 | .292 | ||||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+129%
OPS at Home
2024
+129%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 1.167 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .509 | 28 | 0 | 3 | .222 | ||||
2024Home | 1.167 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2024Away | .509 | 28 | 0 | 3 | .222 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Austin Martin 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
0.50BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
16.7%BABIP
.296ISO
.091AVG
.242OBP
.306SLG
.333OPS
.639wOBA
.287Exit Velocity
87.8 mphHard Hit Rate
14.8%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.292Expected SLG
.353Sprint Speed
Ground Ball %
44.4%Line Drive %
33.3%Fly Ball %
22.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Should still debut in 2024
Martin was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday, but Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic still expects the young outfielder to see plenty of big-league action in 2024.
ANALYSIS
Minnesota's acquisition of Manuel Margot essentially took Martin out of the running to make the Opening Day roster, but he still has a strong chance to debut this summer given his contact skills and positional versatility. The 24-year-old made 59 appearances at the Triple-A level last season and had a .263/.386/.405 slash line with six homer runs and 16 steals. Should Byron Buxton continue to have persistent injury issues, Martin could end up having a sizable role in the Twins' outfield in 2024.
Minnesota's acquisition of Manuel Margot essentially took Martin out of the running to make the Opening Day roster, but he still has a strong chance to debut this summer given his contact skills and positional versatility. The 24-year-old made 59 appearances at the Triple-A level last season and had a .263/.386/.405 slash line with six homer runs and 16 steals. Should Byron Buxton continue to have persistent injury issues, Martin could end up having a sizable role in the Twins' outfield in 2024.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Since 2018, Martin has hit double-digit homers in a season once, when he hit 10 homers for Vanderbilt in 2019. In 222 games since 2019, including at Vanderbilt and in the Arizona Fall League, Martin has hit a total of 11 home runs. It seems safe to say more power isn't on the way. He still logged a .367 OBP at Double-A and a .454 OBP in the AFL while stealing 45 bases in 113 games, so perhaps it's possible Martin could be an OBP-over-AVG version of Whit Merrifield with even less power, but that would require a big-league team giving him everyday playing time while knowing he will probably hit single-digit home runs. Additionally, Martin fits much better at second base and left field than anywhere else, and it's pretty rare for teams with any aspirations to put 30-grade power hitters at those positions.
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Notches first career hit
Martin went 2-for-3 with two doubles in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.
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Gets first career start
Martin is in the lineup Sunday against the Twins for his first career start.
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Called up from Triple-A
The Twins will promote Martin from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Sent down to minors
The Twins optioned Martin to Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday.
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Back in lineup Thursday
Martin (illness) is starting at second base and batting ninth for the Twins on Thursday versus Atlanta in his return to the Grapefruit League lineup.
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