Adrian Martinez

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Diego Padres #19 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: The Padres purchased Martinez’s rights from the Mexican League’s Mexico City franchise in 2015, the same year they purchased Andres Munoz from the team. Martinez missed all of the following season after having Tommy John surgery, but he used the down time to bulk up and broke out at the Class A levels in 2019. Martinez began 2021 at Double-A San Antonio and pushed his way to Triple-A El Paso by the end of the season. He struggled with a tighter strike zone at Triple-A, but the Padres still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Martinez officially has three pitches in his arsenal but really only throws his fastball and changeup. His four-seam fastball sits 91-92 mph and touches 95 with fade and run. He holds his velocity late in games, although his fastball command is scattered. Martinez’s main weapon is a nearly plus-plus changeup that has excellent separation from his fastball in the low 80s and has screwball-like action that dives down and away from lefties. It’s a disgusting pitch in one evaluator’s words and a true out pitch. Martinez rarely throws his below-average slider and is a reverse-splits pitcher more effective against lefties than righties.
  
  The Future: Martinez projects to be a middle reliever with his fastball and changeup combination. His major league debut should come in 2022.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  Track Record: The Padres purchased Martinez&#39s rights from the Mexican League&#39s Mexico City franchise in 2015, the same year they purchased Andres Munoz from the team. Martinez missed all of the following season after having Tommy John surgery, but he used the down time to bulk up and broke out at the Class A levels in 2019. Martinez began 2021 at Double-A San Antonio and pushed his way to Triple-A El Paso by the end of the season. He struggled with a tighter strike zone at Triple-A, but the Padres still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Martinez officially has three pitches in his arsenal but really only throws his fastball and changeup. His four-seam fastball sits 91-92 mph and touches 95 with fade and run. He holds his velocity late in games, although his fastball command is scattered. Martinez&#39s main weapon is a nearly plus-plus changeup that has excellent separation from his fastball in the low 80s and has screwball-like action that dives down and away from lefties. It&#39s a “disgusting” pitch in one evaluator&#39s words and a true out pitch. Martinez rarely throws his below-average slider and is a reverse-splits pitcher more effective against lefties than righties.
  
  The Future: Martinez projects to be a middle reliever with his fastball and changeup combination. His major league debut should come in 2022.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: The Padres purchased Martinez’s rights from the Mexican League’s Mexico City franchise in 2015, the same year they purchased Andres Munoz from the team. Martinez missed all of the following season after having Tommy John surgery, but he used the down time to bulk up and broke out at the Class A levels in 2019. Martinez began 2021 at Double-A San Antonio and pushed his way to Triple-A El Paso by the end of the season. He struggled with a tighter strike zone at Triple-A, but the Padres still added him to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Martinez officially has three pitches in his arsenal but really only throws his fastball and changeup. His four-seam fastball sits 91-92 mph and touches 95 with fade and run. He holds his velocity late in games, although his fastball command is scattered. Martinez’s main weapon is a nearly plus-plus changeup that has excellent separation from his fastball in the low 80s and has screwball-like action that dives down and away from lefties. It’s a disgusting pitch in one evaluator’s words and a true out pitch. Martinez rarely throws his below-average slider and is a reverse-splits pitcher more effective against lefties than righties.
  
  The Future: Martinez projects to be a middle reliever with his fastball and changeup combination. His major league debut should come in 2022.
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  He pairs a 94-97 mph fastball with one of the better changeups in the system and a developing slider. He cut his hit rate to 7.7 per nine innings through 13 appearances at Double-A.