Nick Martinez
33-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Ribs
2023 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
3.43
WHIP
1.26
K
106
SV
1
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martinez, who opted out of the final two years of his contract with San Diego in November, recently agreed to terms with Cincinnati that includes an increased salary and opt-out after the 2024 season. The 33-year-old mixes five pitches effectively, with his 80 mph changeup (46.5% whiff) and curveball his best offerings. He produced a career-best 23 percent strikeout rate last season to supplement his elite ground ball rate (53.8%). Martinez has been excellent since his return to the States in 2022 and is capable of starting, closing, setup duties or long relief. His versatility should benefit the Reds pitching staff, but it's worth noting he performed better across nine starts (2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP over 42.2 innings) last year than he did over 54 relief appearances (4.12 ERA, 1.37 WHIP over 67.2 innings). Read Past Outlooks
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Locked into rotation spot
Reds manager David Bell said Monday that Martinez (ribs) is locked into a rotation spot, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
That's assuming Martinez's rib issue is indeed minor as the team suspects. He joins Frankie Montas, Hunter Greene and Graham Ashcraft in the rotation, with Andrew Abbott and Brandon Williamson (shoulder) in the mix for the fifth spot, at least until Nick Lodolo (lower leg) is ready. Signed to a two-year, $26 million contract in November, Martinez officially has just five Cactus League innings under his belt this spring but has yielded only one unearned run with a 7:1 K:BB over that time. Just nine of Martinez's 63 appearances last season came as a starter, but he posted a 2.32 ERA and 37:18 K:BB over 42.2 frames in those outings.
That's assuming Martinez's rib issue is indeed minor as the team suspects. He joins Frankie Montas, Hunter Greene and Graham Ashcraft in the rotation, with Andrew Abbott and Brandon Williamson (shoulder) in the mix for the fifth spot, at least until Nick Lodolo (lower leg) is ready. Signed to a two-year, $26 million contract in November, Martinez officially has just five Cactus League innings under his belt this spring but has yielded only one unearned run with a 7:1 K:BB over that time. Just nine of Martinez's 63 appearances last season came as a starter, but he posted a 2.32 ERA and 37:18 K:BB over 42.2 frames in those outings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
28
Last 10 Games
33
Last 5 Games
42
How many pitches does Nick Martinez generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Nick Martinez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-14%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .242 | 106 | 40 | 88 | 16 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .237 | 95 | 41 | 107 | 11 | |||
2023vs Left | .261 | 52 | 16 | 46 | 7 | |||
2023vs Right | .224 | 54 | 24 | 53 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .225 | 54 | 24 | 42 | 9 | |||
2022vs Right | .251 | 41 | 17 | 54 | 6 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-15%
ERA at Home
2023
-42%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.19 | 1.19 | 118.2 | 9.3 | 3.6 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.77 | 1.38 | 98.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Home | 2.60 | 1.07 | 62.1 | 9.4 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Away | 4.50 | 1.50 | 48.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Home | 3.83 | 1.31 | 56.1 | 9.3 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Away | 3.06 | 1.26 | 50.0 | 6.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nick Martinez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.65K/9
8.6BB/9
3.3HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.1 mphERA
3.43WHIP
1.26BABIP
.298GB/FB
2.05Left On Base
76.9%Exit Velocity
78.9 mphBarrels/BBE
4.5%Spin Rate
2295 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.1%Swinging Strike
12.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Martinez returned to the States in 2022, signing with the Padres after spending four years pitching in Japan. The 32-year-old won a spot in the rotation and made 10 starts before shifting to long relief, a role he would thrive in over the remainder of the season. Martinez had a 2.67 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 54 innings as a reliever, compared to a 4.30 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 52.1 innings as a starter. He finished the campaign with a solid 3.47 ERA and was one of San Diego's most important pitchers down the stretch, tallying eight holds and eight saves as their fill-in closer while Josh Hader overcame his struggles. Martinez declined his $6.5 million player option for 2023, but quickly re-signed with San Diego on a new three-year deal with incentives based on games started, relief appearances and games finished. He'll have a better shot to start based on the departures of Mike Clevinger and Sean Manaea, but don't be surprised if the Padres are flexible with his role again.
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On track to start season
Martinez (ribs) threw three innings at the Reds' complex Saturday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Facing hitters Saturday
Martinez (ribs) will throw live batting practice Saturday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
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Saturday outing up in air
Reds manager David Bell said Friday that Martinez (rib) is not a lock to start Saturday as previously anticipated, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Pushed back two days
Martinez's next Cactus League appearance has been pushed back from Thursday to Saturday because of a rib injury, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Perfect before rain
Martinez threw four perfect innings and struck out six before rain forced the cancellation of Friday's spring start against the Dodgers.
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