J.D. MartinezHow did he get here?: Drafted, 20th Round (2009)
Stats: 6'3", 175 lbs, Bats/Throws: R/R
Age as of April 1, 2010: 22
Splits (with Tri-City)!
| Split | ABs | BA/OBP/SLG | K:BB | XBH-RBI |
| Season | 264 | .348/.399/.598 | 44:20 | 39-56 |
| w/GRN | 77 | .403/.446/.740 | 14:5 | 15-23 |
| w/TRI | 187 | .326/.380/.540 | 30:15 | 24-33 |
| vs LHP | 69 | .319/.360/.493 | 10:4 | 7-15 |
| vs RHP | 118 | .331/.391/.568 | 20:11 | 17-18 |
| Home | 90 | .367/.417/.556 | 12:9 | 11-17 |
| Away | 97 | .289/.343/.526 | 18:6 | 13-16 |
| Bases Empty | 88 | .352/.394/.625 | 14:5 | 14-4 |
| Runners On | 99 | .303/.368/.465 | 16:10 | 10-29 |
| w/RISP | 55 | .291/.380/.540 | 10:8 | 7-27 |
| July | 66 | .348/.375/.576 | 9:4 | 9-15 |
| August | 100 | .300/.349/.490 | 16:7 | 12-15 |
| September | 21 | .381/.519/.667 | 5:4 | 3-3 |
Season Total
K:BB Ratio: 2.20
K/PA %: 15.1%
XBH/H %: 42.4%
Martinez spent 30 games in LF over the course of the season, with two errors and four outfield assists for a .967 Fld%, and 2 games at 1B (1 error/22 chances). 38 of his games were as a DH.
Martinez has been the story of the 2009 draft class, as far as hitters go. He started the season in Greeneville, but after 19 games and a 1.186 OPS, the organization rightly felt, "Hey, maybe this is too easy for him," and moved him up to Tri-City on July 11. Where he continued to absolutely rake. He hit three of his seven homers for Tri-City in his first month on the job, and after returning to earth for a spell, finished up the season hitting .429/.512/.714 in his last ten games with five multi-hit games. Combine his power with his relatively low strikeout rate, and I can't imagine he'll be anywhere but Lexington next season.
