Austin Martin

Austin Martin

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Minnesota Twins
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Martin didn't make his Triple-A debut until July 3 after missing the first three months of the season while recovering from a UCL sprain in his elbow. He put up a decent .791 OPS with six homers and 16 steals over 59 games for Triple-A St. Paul. A key part of the 2021 Jose Berrios trade with Toronto, Martin was regarded as a top prospect as the fifth overall pick in 2020. He hasn't lived up to that hype given his injuries and lack of power (.142 ISO at Triple-A). He does display strong command of the strike zone with low strikeout and strong walk rates. He's seen as potential option in center field but isn't seen having the glove to stick at second base. He could emerge as a center field option should the Twins need depth given Byron Buxton's injury history. However, Martin may need to prove himself at Triple-A. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#362
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2024.
Summoned to big leagues
OFMinnesota Twins
September 25, 2024
The Twins recalled Martin from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Martin is absorbing the roster spot of the injured Matt Wallner (oblique). Martin, Manuel Margot and Jose Miranda are options to see more playing time with Wallner shelved.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
2
2
2
4
34
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
2
4
11
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+2%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+2%
OPS vs RHP
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022vs Left .658 80 8 0 3 1 .243 .329 .329
Since 2022vs Right .674 177 33 1 13 6 .258 .313 .362
2024vs Left .658 80 8 0 3 1 .243 .329 .329
2024vs Right .674 177 33 1 13 6 .258 .313 .362
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
 
 
+20%
OPS at Home
2024
 
 
+20%
OPS at Home
2023
No Stats
2022
No Stats
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2022Home .723 143 23 1 6 3 .275 .326 .397
Since 2022Away .601 114 18 0 10 4 .225 .307 .294
2024Home .723 143 23 1 6 3 .275 .326 .397
2024Away .601 114 18 0 10 4 .225 .307 .294
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Austin Martin compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.43
 
BB Rate
7.8%
 
K Rate
18.3%
 
BABIP
.314
 
ISO
.099
 
AVG
.253
 
OBP
.318
 
SLG
.352
 
OPS
.670
 
wOBA
.300
 
Exit Velocity
87.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
27.7%
 
Barrels/PA
0.8%
 
Expected BA
.259
 
Expected SLG
.341
 
Sprint Speed
24.9 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.4%
 
Line Drive %
26.6%
 
Fly Ball %
31.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
2021
Since 2018, Martin has hit double-digit homers in a season once, when he hit 10 homers for Vanderbilt in 2019. In 222 games since 2019, including at Vanderbilt and in the Arizona Fall League, Martin has hit a total of 11 home runs. It seems safe to say more power isn't on the way. He still logged a .367 OBP at Double-A and a .454 OBP in the AFL while stealing 45 bases in 113 games, so perhaps it's possible Martin could be an OBP-over-AVG version of Whit Merrifield with even less power, but that would require a big-league team giving him everyday playing time while knowing he will probably hit single-digit home runs. Additionally, Martin fits much better at second base and left field than anywhere else, and it's pretty rare for teams with any aspirations to put 30-grade power hitters at those positions.
The fifth overall pick in 2020 by Toronto, Martin is already with his second organization after getting dealt to Minnesota with Simeon Woods Richardson in exchange for two months of Jose Berrios. Martin is extremely good at some aspects of hitting, and quite poor at others. We can safely say that few prospects have a better command of the strike zone (14.4 BB%, 16.1 Chase%) and he showed strong bat-to-ball skill (19.9 K%) for a player who was assigned directly to Double-A for his pro debut. However, there's nothing to point to that suggests he will develop even above-average power. He had a poor 21.2 Hard% and an ISO below .130 with both organizations. On the bright side, he is an above-average runner and was 14-for-18 on stolen-base attempts in 93 games, so if he can develop into a high-OBP leadoff hitter, he could regularly steal double-digit bases with 90-plus runs scored. Martin finished the year red hot, hitting .333/.434/.478 with more walks (11) than strikeouts (eight) over his finals 69 at-bats, and given that many hitters fared better at Triple-A than at Double-A last year, it's fair to think Martin could be ready for the majors sometime this season. Center field is spoken for in Minnesota, and Martin's shortstop defense isn't great, so he could be a player who moves around the diamond and regularly qualifies at multiple positions in fantasy. He is an unusual player, given his strengths and weaknesses, but his hit tool, batting eye and defensive versatility should allow for him to have a long career as an everyday player.
Toronto got a gift when Martin, the second-best position player in last year's draft, slid to the fifth overall pick. The Vanderbilt product has the best hit tool and approach to come from the college ranks since Nick Madrigal, but unlike Madrigal, Martin has above-average game power. While his defensive home remains uncertain, the fantasy-relevant tools are very stable, despite the fact he has yet to play in an official pro game. A good athlete with above-average speed, Martin should be a five-category contributor. He will likely hit in one of the top two spots in what projects to be a loaded lineup when he reaches the majors in late 2021 or early 2022. Martin played all over the infield and also got center field reps at the alternate site. He doesn't have quite enough arm for shortstop, but he could be an everyday player who is almost always eligible at multiple positions.
More Fantasy News
Moves back to Triple-A
OFMinnesota Twins
September 11, 2024
The Twins optioned Martin to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Sitting in second straight game
OFMinnesota Twins
September 1, 2024
Martin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
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Sitting Sunday
OFMinnesota Twins
August 18, 2024
Martin is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
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Heading to bench Sunday
OFMinnesota Twins
August 11, 2024
Martin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
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Getting fifth start in six games
OFMinnesota Twins
August 4, 2024
Martin will start at second base and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the White Sox.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Demotion incoming?
OFMinnesota Twins
May 16, 2024
Byron Buxton is expected to return from his knee injury Saturday, reports Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul, at which point Martin could be optioned to Triple-A St. Paul.
ANALYSIS
Martin rejoined the big club May 3 when Buxton landed on the injured list but has just five starts in Minnesota's 13 games during that stretch. Martin has a .224/.289/.355 slash line in 83 plate appearances and is a logical candidate to be sent down given his current role as a reserve outfielder.
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