J.D. Martinez
36-Year-Old
New York Mets AAA
2024 Stats
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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
Season debut expected Friday
Martinez (back) is on track to be added to the Mets' 26-man active roster ahead of Friday's game versus the Cardinals, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Martinez is slated to play what is expected to be a final game with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. As long as he comes out of it with no issues, he should serve as the Mets' designated hitter Friday. Martinez went to the minors to knock off some rust after signing with the Mets late in spring training and had to take a break from game action briefly due to a minor back problem, but he's healthy now and is nearing his 2024 debut with the big club. According to a Mike Puma of the New York Post, manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday that he plans to slot Martinez directly behind cleanup batter Pete Alonso as the Mets' No. 5 hitter once he's activated.
Martinez is slated to play what is expected to be a final game with Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. As long as he comes out of it with no issues, he should serve as the Mets' designated hitter Friday. Martinez went to the minors to knock off some rust after signing with the Mets late in spring training and had to take a break from game action briefly due to a minor back problem, but he's healthy now and is nearing his 2024 debut with the big club. According to a Mike Puma of the New York Post, manager Carlos Mendoza said Wednesday that he plans to slot Martinez directly behind cleanup batter Pete Alonso as the Mets' No. 5 hitter once he's activated.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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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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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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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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Could return Friday
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that Martinez (back) could be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and join the big club as soon as Friday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
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Unlikely to go on road trip
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday that it's "very unlikely" Martinez (back) will join the team on its upcoming road trip, which begins Friday in Los Angeles and runs through April 24 in San Francisco, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Set to resume swinging bat
Martinez (back) is expected to begin swinging a bat again Monday, and he should resume his minor-league assignment later this week, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.
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Gets injection in back
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Tuesday that Martinez is dealing with tightness in his lower back and received an injection for the injury, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
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Dealing with body soreness
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that Martinez won't participate in baseball activities for two days after reporting "overall body soreness" before he returns to Single-A St. Lucie's lineup Tuesday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
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