Kyle Martin
| IP | 2 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 4.5 |
| WHIP | 2 |
| BB/9 | 9 |
| SO/9 | 4.5 |
- Full name Kyle Jared Martin
- Born 01/18/1991 in Austin, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Texas A&M
- Debut 07/20/2017
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Drafted in the 9th round (263rd overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2013 (signed for $10,000).
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A sidearming reliever who drafted in the 35th round by the White Sox a year ago, Martin created some buzz last summer when he raised his arm slot to a high three-quarters angle and touched 95 mph as a starter in the Texas Collegiate League. His success didn't carry over to his senior season in 2013, however. The 6-foot-7, 220 pounder struggled with his control and command, pitched his way out of the Aggies rotation and returned to sidearming. He works at 88-91 mph with his fastball and has some feel for a changeup, but he hasn't had much success throwing a breaking ball from down under. Martin also was drafted out of a Texas high school in 2009, by the Nationals in the 39th round.
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Martin, a towering, 6-foot-7 righthander, threw sidearm for a time in college, but his return to an over-the-top delivery as a senior clicked in a way that made him an attractive draft candidate as a senior. The Red Sox made him a ninth-round pick because they liked how he could leverage his fastball down in the zone and use his changeup to get chases off of his heater. That view has largely held in a level-by-level progression in the Red Sox system, and it culminated in a strong showing at Triple-A Pawtucket in 2016 in which Martin forged a 3.38 ERA, including a 2.29 mark in his final 35 innings. While he throws his low- to mid-90s fastball for strikes, his lack of precise location results in the offering getting hit hard at times. Still, Martin's willingness to throw his fastball for strikes allows him to sell a plus changeup (while also incorporating a slider) that helped him to punch out 10.5 batters per nine innings in 2016. The Red Sox added Martin to the 40-man roster in November, so he represents an obvious major league depth option in 2017.
