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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 28)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date8-5-1990
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
Age33 years, 7 months, 23 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
-2.32015
-1.22016
-1.72017
2018
0.02019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2014 TEX MLB 29 24 140.3 5 12 0 150 55 77 18 98 9.6 3.5 1.2 4.9 0% .289 1.46 4.97 4.55 134 7.11 174.4 -4.0
2015 TEX MLB 24 21 125.0 7 7 0 135 46 77 16 110 9.7 3.3 1.2 5.5 0% .293 1.45 4.95 3.96 120 6.63 154.8 -2.3
2016 TEX MLB 12 5 38.7 2 3 0 45 19 16 8 110 10.5 4.4 1.9 3.7 50% .282 1.66 6.82 5.59 136 8.03 177.6 -1.2
2017 TEX MLB 23 18 111.3 3 8 0 124 28 67 26 110 10.0 2.3 2.1 5.4 43% .276 1.37 5.78 5.66 122 6.88 146.4 -1.7
CareerMLB8868415.317300454148237681069.83.21.55.140%.2831.455.354.771276.99161.3-9.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2011 SPO A- NOR 9 7 39.0 1 2 0 37 16 37 0 97 8.5 3.7 0.0 8.5 0% .330 1.36 3.08 2.54 95 4.96 101.3
2011 RNG Rk AZL 6 4 19.7 2 1 0 21 2 19 0 108 9.6 0.9 0.0 8.7 0% .344 1.17 2.73 1.83 83 2.68 54.8
2012 HIC A SAL 31 20 117.3 8 6 1 121 37 109 8 109 9.3 2.8 0.6 8.4 0% .328 1.35 3.65 4.83 88 4.05 84.3
2013 MYR A+ CAR 22 21 119.3 10 7 0 106 38 105 5 106 8.0 2.9 0.4 7.9 0% .294 1.21 3.26 2.87 88 3.40 73.9
2013 FRI AA TEX 5 4 32.0 2 0 0 11 7 23 1 98 3.1 2.0 0.3 6.5 0% .124 0.56 2.67 1.13 90 1.74 37.9
2014 TEX MLB AL 29 24 140.3 5 12 0 150 55 77 18 98 9.6 3.5 1.2 4.9 0% .289 1.46 4.97 4.55 134 7.11 174.4
2014 FRI AA TEX 2 2 9.7 0 0 0 8 7 9 0 99 7.4 6.5 0.0 8.4 0% .296 1.55 3.74 1.86 102 4.43 93.9
2015 TEX MLB AL 24 21 125.0 7 7 0 135 46 77 16 110 9.7 3.3 1.2 5.5 0% .293 1.45 4.95 3.96 120 6.63 154.8
2015 ROU AAA PCL 6 6 31.0 1 1 0 32 7 18 1 89 9.3 2.0 0.3 5.2 0% .320 1.26 3.72 2.90 99 4.57 100.3
2016 TEX MLB AL 12 5 38.7 2 3 0 45 19 16 8 110 10.5 4.4 1.9 3.7 50% .282 1.66 6.82 5.59 136 8.03 177.6
2016 FRI AA TEX 1 1 6.0 0 0 0 4 1 7 1 104 6.0 1.5 1.5 10.5 47% .214 0.83 3.50 3.00 83 2.44 53.9
2016 ROU AAA PCL 18 16 99.0 7 6 0 109 17 67 7 91 9.9 1.5 0.6 6.1 51% .321 1.27 3.98 3.91 94 4.52 99.7
2016 TOR Wnt DWL 7 7 32.0 3 3 0 25 10 15 0 7.0 2.8 0.0 4.2 0% .245 1.09 2.78 2.53 0 0.00 0.0
2017 TEX MLB AL 23 18 111.3 3 8 0 124 28 67 26 110 10.0 2.3 2.1 5.4 43% .276 1.37 5.78 5.66 122 6.88 146.4
2017 ROU AAA PCL 7 6 37.7 4 0 0 27 7 23 3 93 6.5 1.7 0.7 5.5 43% .212 0.90 4.33 2.15 100 2.10 44.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2014 2391 0.4801 0.4187 0.8302 0.6045 0.2470 0.8919 0.6906 0.1698
2015 2085 0.4460 0.4470 0.8294 0.6140 0.3126 0.9212 0.6842 0.1706
2016 647 0.4544 0.4250 0.8436 0.6020 0.2776 0.8983 0.7449 0.1564
2017 1790 0.5011 0.4531 0.8471 0.6098 0.2956 0.9104 0.7159 0.1529
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-07-02 2014-07-22 15-DL 20 16 Left Trunk Soreness Ribcage -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2025 CIN $12,000,000
2024 CIN $14,000,000
2023 SDN $10,000,000
2022 SDN $6,000,000
2017 TEX $
2016 TEX $
2015 TEX $515,000
2014 TEX $
YearsDescriptionSalary
3 yrPrevious$16,515,000
2019Current$14,000,000
4 yrPvs + Cur$30,515,000
1 yrFuture$12,000,000
5 yrTotal$42,515,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 2 dBoras Corp.2 years/$26M (2024-25)

Details
  • 2 years/$26M (2024-25). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/30/23. 24:$14M, 25:$12M. Martinez may opt out of contract after 2024 World Series.
  • 3 years/$26M (2023-25). Re-signed by San Diego as a free agent 11/16/22. 23:$10M, 24-25: club options at $16M annually or player options at $8M annually (exercised or declined simultaneously). Club option prices for 2024-25 increase based on 2023 performance: $250,000 each for 150, 165, 180, 195 innings pitched. $1M for All Star election/selection, $500,000 as All Star addition. $4M for Cy Young, $3M for second-fifth in Cy Young vote, $2M for sixth-10th in Cy Young vote. Performance bonuses for 2023 and 2024-25 player options: $500,000 each for 10, 15, 20, 25 games started. $100,000 each for 10, 20 relief appearances, $200,000 each for 30, 40, 50, 60 relief appearances. $200,000 each for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 games finished. Martinez will become a XX(B) free agent upon contract's end. Perks: hotel suite on road.
  • 4 years/$25.5M (2022-25). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 3/16/22. $2M signing bonus. 22:$4M, 23:$6.5M player option ($1.5M buyout), 24:$6.5M player option ($1.5M buyout), 25:$6.5M player option ($1.5M buyout). Future salaries increase by $1M after any season with 20 starts. Martinez declined 2023 option 11/10/22.
  • 2021: Softbank Hawks of Japan.
  • 2020. Re-signed by Nippon Ham Fighters of Japan.
  • 1 year/$2.2M (2019). Re-signed by Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 12/18.
  • 1 year/$2.2M (2018). Signed for 2018 by Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1/6/18.
  • 1 year/$540,590 (2017). Re-signed by Texas 2/17. Non-tendered by Texas 12/1/17.
  • 1 year/$519,190 (2016). Re-signed by Texas 3/1/16.
  • 1 year/$515,000 (2015). Re-signed by Texas 3/4/15.
  • 1 year (2014). Contract purchased by Texas 4/5/14.
  • Drafted by Texas 2011 (18-564) (Fordham).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 4.6 0 9 9 49.7 44 13 32 7 .252 1.16 4.15 4.21 -5.1 -0.6
80o 0 4.4 0 8 8 44.3 42 13 28 6 .265 1.24 4.52 4.59 -6.3 -0.7
70o 0 4.2 0 7 7 40.5 41 12 26 6 .274 1.30 4.80 4.88 -7.0 -0.8
60o 0 4 0 7 7 37.3 39 12 24 6 .282 1.35 5.04 5.13 -7.5 -0.8
50o 0 3.8 0 6 6 34.5 37 11 22 6 .289 1.40 5.26 5.36 -7.7 -0.8
40o 0 3.6 0 6 6 31.6 35 11 20 5 .297 1.46 5.49 5.6 -7.9 -0.9
30o 0 3.4 0 5 5 28.7 33 10 18 5 .305 1.51 5.74 5.86 -8.0 -0.9
20o 0 3.1 0 5 5 25.3 31 9 16 5 .314 1.58 6.03 6.16 -7.8 -0.9
10o 0 2.7 0 4 4 20.8 27 8 13 4 .327 1.68 6.45 6.59 -7.4 -0.8
Weighted Mean03.706633.93611226.2881.395.245.34-7.5-0.8

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2015-06-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)Who are your favorite buy/sell targets right now? Maybe 1 hitter and 1 pitcher to each buy/sell on?
(Shawn from Cubicle)
Ian Desmond is my favorite "buy" target for hitters. Carlos Carrasco for pitchers. In terms of selling, I'd be cashing out on someone like Dustin Pedroia and Ubaldo Jimenez. I'd also sell hard on Nick Martinez, but I'm not sure you'll get much value for him. (J.P. Breen)
2015-04-16 17:00:00 (link to chat)Who are the sleeper pitchers this year, Greene, Nick Martinez,, ?????????
(Craiguest from LA)
Still Nate Eovaldi, T.J. House for me. (Mike Gianella)
2014-04-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)With Nick Martinez set to make his debut in Texas later this week, will you provide a scouting report on him? He seems to have been flying under the radar a bit compared to some of the other Ranger pitching prospects.
(Chad from OKC)
I've seen him a bunch since he signed, but I don't think he belongs in the discussion with other Rangers pitching prospects. He has pitchability and is a plus athlete, but I have him graded as a middle-reliever, with a good low-90s FB and a playable SL that he can manipulate. I don't think he's going to miss enough barrels or bats at the major league level, but I don't think he will run away from the challenge. He's a smart kid with balls. He should be around the game for a while. (Jason Parks)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Nick Martinez threw 10,676 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he relied primarily on his Change (79mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Cutter (89mph), Curve (80mph) and Slider (85mph).