Jefry Marte Stats & Scouting Report

AB	41
AVG	.195
OBP	.353
SLG	.439
HR	3

Full name Jefry Leonal Marte
Born 06/21/1991 in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
Debut 07/05/2015

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Marte joined the Mets as one of their top July 2 prospects in 2007 on a $550,000 signing bonus. Marte's development stalled with the Mets, who traded him to the Athletics for outfielder Collin Cowgill after the 2012 season. He became a minor league free agent after the 2014 season, signed with the Tigers and reinvigorated his prospect status with a strong campaign at Triple-A Toledo, made his major league debut and hit a career-high 19 home runs between the two levels. Still 24, Marte has average raw power without much swing-and-miss in his game, hitting line drives with backspin that keep carrying. Toledo hitting coach Leon Durham helped him with his approach, which helped his power come out more in games in 2015. He's still pull-oriented and will have to use the opposite field more against major league pitching. Marte is a restricted runner but he's a solid athlete who has improved his defense over the years to become a steady defender at third base with a good arm. Marte likely won't get a chance to prove he can be an everyday third baseman in Detroit, but he could have a role as a righthanded bat off the bench who can split time between third and first base, possibly filling in at an outfield corner on occasion as well.
Marte signed for a tidy $550,000 in 2007 and hails from La Romana, the same coastal Dominican Republic city as fellow prospect Cesar Puello. Marte began and ended the 2010 season on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, but in between the down time he showed improvement across the board. He repeated low Class A, but at age 19 he still ranked as one of the South Atlantic League's youngest players. Lead-footed with slow infield actions, Marte will have to hit to make it, and his improved offensive output in last season made some scouts believers again. He improved his strikeout and walk rates and drove the ball form gap to gap with solid bat speed. One scout said Marte made as much hard contact as the college products in the SAL. He doesn't lift the ball consistently and can be pitched inside when he lengthens his swing, but the raw power is there for 15-20 homers annually. He doesn't often chase pitches outside the zone and his swing is simple enough to hit for a modest average. He's a well below-average runner. Marte led all minor leaguers with 49 errors in 2009, but he has worked hard to improve his defensive play and sports fringe-average hands, feet and range. He throws well but tends to give his first basemen a workout with errant throws. Marte will have to either improve his defensive consistency to stick at third base or hit for more power to profile at first base. He figures to spend a good portion of 2011 in high Class A.
The Mets signed Marte for $550,000 in 2007 and challenged him by sending him to low Class A before he turned 18 last season. The organization is expected to be less inclined to make that type of move now that Tony Bernazard is out as vice president of player development. The second-youngest regular in the South Atlantic League (behind only teammate Wilmer Flores), Marte struggled against older competition after excelling in his 2008 pro debut in Rookie ball. He projects as an average hitter with above average power. Mets international scouting director Ismael Cruz thought Marte had the quickest bat on the 2007 international amateur market, but he needs to stop trying to pull everything and let his natural strength take over. His approach and difficulties with breaking balls contributed to 117 strikeouts in 485 at-bats last season. He's a slightly below-average runner with decent instincts on the bases. Marte's hands and arm strength are solid at third base, but he likely faces an eventual move to first base. He doesn't always make routine plays or accurate throws, and he led the SAL with 49 errors. New York figures to take him off the fast track and send him back to Savannah in 2010.
Signed by the Mets after turning 16 in 2007, Marte received a $550,000 bonus. International scouting director Ismael Cruz labeled Marte's bat the quickest in the 2007 international class. He ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in his pro debut. An outstanding young hitter, Marte uses the whole field when he's at his best. Mets officials are confident he'll hit for average and draw his share of walks while developing solid-average power. The ball jumps off his bat differently than with most players, and he has good pitch-recognition skills for his age. He's a deceptively good runner, with baserunning knowledge and aggressiveness enhancing his average speed. He's also advanced in terms of maturity. His arm is solid-average. While he has the tools for third base, Marte is an erratic and raw defender, and there's no certainty that's his ultimate position. He gets in trouble at the plate when he wants to pull the ball. He swings at some bad breaking pitches, though he should develop more discipline with experience. New York isn't shy about pushing its top prospects. Assuming Marte follows the path of comparable Mets international signings, he could begin the season in low Class A.
Marte signed with the Mets soon after turning 16 last June, and he received a $550,000 bonus, the ninth-highest of any position player on the international market last summer. International scouting director Ismael Cruz said New York considered Marte's bat the quickest in the international class and projects him to hit for significant power down the line. Top evaluator Sandy Johnson--who has scouted Latin America for 35 years and signed the likes of Juan Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa--was heavily involved in scouting Marte, as he was with all the Mets' six-figure international signees the last three years. He's raw but hit some 400-foot shots during instructional league and got further experience in the organization's Dominican instructional program. He's is physical and has some all-around skills, with a solid arm and above-average speed (6.7 seconds over 60 yards). His defense and ability to hit for average are far from polished, befitting a 16-year-old. New York is flush with infielders at the lower levels, so Marte may start his pro career in the Dominican Summer League, though he could debut in the Gulf Coast League.

Minor League Top Prospects

The Mets signed Marte last summer out of the Dominican Republic for $550,000. He participated in the instructional league last fall but had to wait until he turned 17 before he could participate in his first pro season. Even as one of the youngest players in the GCL, he had one of the more impressive offensive seasons, batting .325/.398/.532. Marte already has shown the ability to hit for average and power and seems to only have scratched the surface of his capabilities. Advanced for his age mentally, but with plenty of maturing to go physically, the 6-foot-1, 187-pounder has huge projection. "He already has a good swing and a strong body, but I can see him growing and getting even bigger and stronger," GCL Mets manager Bobby Floyd said. "He is going to have some real power." Marte showed a good approach at the plate, as he rarely chased curveballs out of the zone. An average runner with good instincts, he'll steal an occasional base. While he made 19 errors at third base, he projects as an average defender with average arm strength.