Two lefties and two slugging infielders headline the 2023 Blue Jays farm system
out of American Heritage HS in Florida, signing for an above slot $3.6-million . In short, the 6’2” lefty already throws in the low-90s with a very high spin slider, still offering plenty of projection. He didn’t debut after signing, so there’s very little to add from eight months ago.
That leaves about ~15% chance at the really high end. Five ended up durable mid-rotation arms , five more as above average frontline starters , and four ended up as bona fida aces. If you’re really lucky, you end up with a Roy Halladay or Cole Hamels. Incidentally, teams did not better outcomes over time as information improved. Initially, my sample was 70 pitchers to 2003 and the odds were roughly the same.The Blue Jays signed Martinez out of the Dominican Republic in 2018 for a $3.
Those flags and fears were realized in 2022 as Martinez was challenged with an aggressive further jump to Double-A at just 20. The prodigious power again played as Martinez torched 30 home runs, but he hit just .203/.286/.446 in 192 PA for a slightly below league average line. A lot of swing-and-miss drove his strikeout rate to 28.5%. More disconcerting, the .197 BABIP with Vancouver that appeared an small sample aberration was largely repeated at .217.
Barger’s career got off to a halting start, showing a little pop and decent approach in the GCL but not really hitting. Just as he was finding his stride at Bluefield the next summer, he went on the restricted list in early July 2019 and that was it. Entering 2021, he remained on the radar but was a total wild card.
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